Re: [newbie] I'm back..... and with a few problems......

[William Schweder]

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- Original Message -
From: Guillermo Belli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 8:47 PM
Subject: [newbie] I'm back. and with a few problems..


> Hello everyone:
>
> I was a litle busy and didn't have time to read the messages on th list
(or
> post some).  But now I'm back at the Linux stuff. I've installed Venus and
there
> then problems startted...  I was a bit dissapointed about Mandrake
> 6, in my opinion it's got a lot of bugs: unmount problems at shutdown,
boot
> errors, TT fonts didn't work, and i got two system lockups (i was
impressed!!!
> first time my pc lcoks running linux).
> I reinstalled Venus several times, and problems persisted. And that
update
> tool caused KDE to stop responding! And also some opther KDE programs did
> the sameIf I wanted my computer to stop responding i'll stay with M$
> products :). After I manually downloaded and updated my system with fresh
rpms
> from Mandrake some flaws dissapeared. No more boot or unmount problems.
Kde
> also worked properly.
> I also got my TT fonts to work. If I configure my X server with XF86Setup
I can
> say goodbye to TT fonts and color to the Netscape and WP8 toolbars. This
> doesn't happen when using Xconfigurator. Can anyone tell me why?
> When using Kppp i got no problems connecting to the internet.. but
after i
> do that I can't start any other program! damn! So I used Linuxconf to
start
> the ppp conection. And guess what. I click on terminate connection but
> nothing happens, and I have tu pull of the line cable from the modem to
get
> disconnected (aggrr!!) Even after kdenetwork package update Kppp restricts
me
> from opening any other program. Any ideas?
> The claimed HD optimizations doesn't seem to work. At least I dont see
'em.  So
> I run hdparm -c1 /dev/hda to get better performance. Hmm, how can I run
this
> command automatically every time linux starts? I also run hdparm -k1
/dev/hda
> but after reboot the IO transfer is set back to 16 bits. Why? (Also tried
> hdparm -K1 /dev/hda)
> That's it for now... I hope someone help me solve these peroblems,
after
> all I love Linux, and Mandrake too, and would like to have it runnign
properly.
> Festen was stable and trouble free. Venus is a little buggy, sort of
windoze98
> style (but, of course, the M$ "OS" is a real piece of crap). I would like
a
> rock solid distribution for the next Mandrake release, as Festen was.
Anyway,
> Venus with all it bugs is better than RH6.
>

Re: [newbie] unknown bootup messages

[Axalon]

Sounds like a custom kernel if not you'll need to send more info,
char-major-14 is sound nls_iso8859-1 is a character set/codepage
"a-m-thing", sounds like you forgot todo a make modules_install

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Michael Norris wrote:

> 
> Hi,
>   I get the following messages on bootup in the /var/log/messages
> ile: "modprobe: can't locate module char-major-14" and "can't locate module
> nls_iso8859-1".  Can anyone give an idea of what is missing. I'm running
> Mandrake 6.0. 
> 
> Thanks to all,
> 
>   Mike Norris
> 

[newbie] unknown bootup messages

[Michael Norris]

Hi,
I get the following messages on bootup in the /var/log/messages
ile: "modprobe: can't locate module char-major-14" and "can't locate module
nls_iso8859-1".  Can anyone give an idea of what is missing. I'm running
Mandrake 6.0. 

Thanks to all,

Mike Norris

Re: [newbie] I'm back..... and with a few problems......

[Steve Winston]

--- Guillermo Belli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello everyone:
> 
> I was a litle busy and didn't have time to read the
> messages on th list (or
> post some).  But now I'm back at the Linux stuff.
> I've installed Venus and there
> then problems startted...  I was a bit
> dissapointed about Mandrake
 Yikers, you should have spent the last two days with me! My computer
hates Windows. Anything I do with Linux 
goes off like clockwork save a new soundcard I just installed. but with
Windows? It crashes. It goes beyond crashing. I just installed a new
motherboard. Venus sucks it right up, and we be doing fine. The windows
hard drive? Blam! It has crashed so badly that I can't even REINSTALL
the goddammed thing. I can't even reformat the windows hard drive. It's
like, poof, years of work and records gone. And for this, Gates is
rich?
I would puke turtle flippers across the Grand Canyon..
I ain't no tech person, but I will take LInux of any stripe any day..
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Re: [newbie] 3COM Fast Etherlink

[John Aldrich]

heh. Just find some sucker with a Win9x system and get 'em to make you a
boot floppy. Then, after it boots, run the PNPDSABL.BAT on the other floppy.
;-) That oughta fix THAT problem (Once in awhile a DOS/Win boot floppy comes
in handy, even with a Linux system )
- Original Message -
From: Scott Sweeney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, January 16, 1999 9:28 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] 3COM Fast Etherlink


>
>
> On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, you wrote:
> > Nope. I didn't turn off anything. How do I turn off the PnP ?
> >
> > >Did you turn off the PnP with the disk it comes with?? Thats what I had
to
> > do
> > >with my 3c509 card..
> > > --
> > >Home Page:
> > >http://130.111.137.201
> > >
>
> On the disk that came with my adapter, there was a file called
"pnpdsabl.bat"
> that had to be run from the MSDOS commandlineIf you don't have DOS
> installed somewhere on your PC, this probably won't help you
>
> --Scott
>

[newbie] I'm back..... and with a few problems......

[Guillermo Belli]

Hello everyone:

I was a litle busy and didn't have time to read the messages on th list (or
post some).  But now I'm back at the Linux stuff. I've installed Venus and there
then problems startted...  I was a bit dissapointed about Mandrake
6, in my opinion it's got a lot of bugs: unmount problems at shutdown, boot
errors, TT fonts didn't work, and i got two system lockups (i was impressed!!!
first time my pc lcoks running linux). 
I reinstalled Venus several times, and problems persisted. And that update
tool caused KDE to stop responding! And also some opther KDE programs did
the sameIf I wanted my computer to stop responding i'll stay with M$
products :). After I manually downloaded and updated my system with fresh rpms
from Mandrake some flaws dissapeared. No more boot or unmount problems. Kde
also worked properly. 
I also got my TT fonts to work. If I configure my X server with XF86Setup I can
say goodbye to TT fonts and color to the Netscape and WP8 toolbars. This
doesn't happen when using Xconfigurator. Can anyone tell me why?
When using Kppp i got no problems connecting to the internet.. but after i
do that I can't start any other program! damn! So I used Linuxconf to start
the ppp conection. And guess what. I click on terminate connection but
nothing happens, and I have tu pull of the line cable from the modem to get
disconnected (aggrr!!) Even after kdenetwork package update Kppp restricts me
from opening any other program. Any ideas?
The claimed HD optimizations doesn't seem to work. At least I dont see 'em.  So
I run hdparm -c1 /dev/hda to get better performance. Hmm, how can I run this
command automatically every time linux starts? I also run hdparm -k1 /dev/hda
but after reboot the IO transfer is set back to 16 bits. Why? (Also tried
hdparm -K1 /dev/hda)
That's it for now... I hope someone help me solve these peroblems, after
all I love Linux, and Mandrake too, and would like to have it runnign properly.
Festen was stable and trouble free. Venus is a little buggy, sort of windoze98
style (but, of course, the M$ "OS" is a real piece of crap). I would like a
rock solid distribution for the next Mandrake release, as Festen was.  Anyway,
Venus with all it bugs is better than RH6. 

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Steve Winston]

Hy thanks, I'll give it a try. I am regretting I didn't read the
hardware supported by linux info firts.

--- Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> Hi, steve 
> try rpm -e sndconfig sox, rpm -ihv sndconfig*.rpm
> sox*.rpm
> 
> If it really does use the es1373, I can find no
> kernel support for it.
> This doesn't truely rule out support, considering
> the following
> it shouldn't be to hard to implement
> 
> --
> [root@Homie sound]# cat es1370.c |sed -e
> "s|ES1370|ES1373|g" >es1373.c
> [root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1370.c es1371.c|wc -l
>2652
> [root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1371.c es1373.c|wc -l
>2652
> [root@Homie sound]#
> --
> 
> 
> On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:
> 
> > Stevegee, I dunno, I use the package
> (kpackage) icon on the desktop. You
> > click on the package icon and then when the window
> pops up you specify
> > (select) an installed RPM and tell it to uninstall
> it, and then close the
> > window.  Then you click on the new rpm (wherever
> it is) and when the
> > kpackage window comes up you tell it to install. 
> It works really slick.
> > 
> > I got my sound card to work before the new mdk
> versions of sndconfig and sox
> > were available.  What I did was uninstall
> sndconfig, sox and rhsound. Then I
> > installed the RedHat 6.0 RPM's of those 3 files. 
> That stopped the error
> > message and allowed the install to finish
> properly.  But so do the 2 new mdk
> > files, at least for me.  Hope this helps.
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:30 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!!
> HElp
> > 
> > 
> > >
> > > Reinstall is what I am looking at after hours
> poring over Win95 texts.
> > > Since Friday, I have installed a new mommaboard,
> cpu and RAM and sound
> > > card. Save for the soundcard, Linux has been no
> trouble. Win95 has been
> > > nothing but a pain in the butt (each OS is on
> its own hd on one
> > > computer).
> > > Alan, I still can't get the snd card to work.
> > > I uninstalled the old sox and sndconfig rpms.
> But some junk was left in
> > > various files. Do I need to go through the
> system and delete
> > > everything?
> > > Once I downloaded the new rpms, I typed:
> > > rpm -ivh 
> > > Is that sufficient. I know that it opened the
> rpm, but when I used -ql,
> > > it said the files weren't installed. Is there
> another step?
> > > thanks, Steve W
> > > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98
> boot got
> > > > screwed up it wouldn't
> > > > even start to boot and I ended up
> re-installing
> > > > Windows (yuck).  Maybe
> > > > someone else can help on this one.
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > - Original Message -
> > > > From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16
> horrors!! HElp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try
> it. I
> > > > have one more question
> > > > > which is not appropriate for the list,
> however.
> > > > Linux is on one hard
> > > > > drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly,
> win95
> > > > won't complete
> > > > > booting. It says "windows protection error"
> and
> > > > says it can initialize
> > > > > IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in
> safe
> > > > mode. Any ideas?
> > > > > thanks much , steve w.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card
> (which
> > > > returned
> > > > > > the same error message
> > > > > > as the one below did) was this:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig
> rpm's.
> > > > > > 2) install the new sox rpm from the
> updates
> > > > > > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the
> below
> > > > > > link.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
>
ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I sure hope this helps.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Alan
> > > > > >
> > > > > > - Original Message -
> > > > > > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16
> horrors!!
> > > > HElp
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my
> > > > SoundBlaster
> > > > > > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > > > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > > > > > "modprob error:
> > > > > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > > > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > > > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same
> as
> > > > Sound
> > > > > > Blaster 16.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > However, since the Sound 

Re: [newbie] Printer Problems

[Steve Winston]

I wonder if there is a config file in /etc or better yet, maybe a
HOWTO. go to /usr/doc/HOWTO, and look at the printer HOWTO. I think
there is some stuff in there.
adios, steve
--- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Steve:
> 
>  Yes I have and it is all setup there ok, it
> says when I try to
> print anything " print unknown " it says something
> along the lines that
> the print port has to be config, and I have no idea
> how to do this at
> all.
> 
> Thank You in Advance
> 
> John Hall
> 
> Steve Winston wrote:
> 
> > Did you go into the select part of the printtool?
> > --- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hello you all:
> > >
> > >  I have a Canon BJC 210 printer,
> using
> > > Mandrake 6.02, when I
> > > try to print anything it says printer unknown,
> port
> > > not config it is
> > > picked up ok on port lpt0 , so how do I config
> the
> > > port as I am a newbie
> > > I have no idea.  If some one would be so kind as
> to
> > > walk me though this.
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance
> > >
> > > John Hall
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> _
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> > Get your free @yahoo.com address at
> http://mail.yahoo.com
> 
> --
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Re: [newbie] Printer Problems

[Steve Winston]

Darn, I don't know how to do that either. Oddly enough, this computer
is just horrible with Windows but it works like a charm with Linux, so
I don't know all that I should.
adios, Steve

--- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Steve:
> 
>  Yes I have and it is all setup there ok, it
> says when I try to
> print anything " print unknown " it says something
> along the lines that
> the print port has to be config, and I have no idea
> how to do this at
> all.
> 
> Thank You in Advance
> 
> John Hall
> 
> Steve Winston wrote:
> 
> > Did you go into the select part of the printtool?
> > --- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hello you all:
> > >
> > >  I have a Canon BJC 210 printer,
> using
> > > Mandrake 6.02, when I
> > > try to print anything it says printer unknown,
> port
> > > not config it is
> > > picked up ok on port lpt0 , so how do I config
> the
> > > port as I am a newbie
> > > I have no idea.  If some one would be so kind as
> to
> > > walk me though this.
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance
> > >
> > > John Hall
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> _
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Get your free @yahoo.com address at
> http://mail.yahoo.com
> 
> --
> Mitcoo
> Mens Advisory Council
> 
> 
> OnlinePartners.com, Inc.
> 1700 17th Street, Suite 202
> San Francisco, CA  94103
> +1 415.252.6700 x219
> -
> http://www.gay.com
> The largest gay and lesbian online community.
> -
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[Steve Winston]

-Thanks to everyone for the location of the URL. Now if I can get it to work...
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Re: [newbie] 3COM Fast Etherlink

[Scott Sweeney]

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999, you wrote:
> Nope. I didn't turn off anything. How do I turn off the PnP ?
> 
> >Did you turn off the PnP with the disk it comes with?? Thats what I had to
> do
> >with my 3c509 card..
> > --
> >Home Page:
> >http://130.111.137.201
> >

On the disk that came with my adapter, there was a file called "pnpdsabl.bat"
that had to be run from the MSDOS commandlineIf you don't have DOS
installed somewhere on your PC, this probably won't help you

--Scott

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Axalon]

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Axalon wrote:

> 
> Hi, steve 
> try rpm -e sndconfig sox, rpm -ihv sndconfig*.rpm sox*.rpm
> 
> If it really does use the es1373, I can find no kernel support for it.
> This doesn't truely rule out support, considering the following
> it shouldn't be to hard to implement
> 
> --
> [root@Homie sound]# cat es1370.c |sed -e "s|ES1370|ES1373|g" >es1373.c
> [root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1370.c es1371.c|wc -l
>2652
> [root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1371.c es1373.c|wc -l
>2652
> [root@Homie sound]#
> --
> 
> 

Steve can you please send me a "cat /proc/pci" when convienent

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Axalon]

Hi, steve 
try rpm -e sndconfig sox, rpm -ihv sndconfig*.rpm sox*.rpm

If it really does use the es1373, I can find no kernel support for it.
This doesn't truely rule out support, considering the following
it shouldn't be to hard to implement

--
[root@Homie sound]# cat es1370.c |sed -e "s|ES1370|ES1373|g" >es1373.c
[root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1370.c es1371.c|wc -l
   2652
[root@Homie sound]# diff -u es1371.c es1373.c|wc -l
   2652
[root@Homie sound]#
--


On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Alan Shoemaker wrote:

> Stevegee, I dunno, I use the package (kpackage) icon on the desktop. You
> click on the package icon and then when the window pops up you specify
> (select) an installed RPM and tell it to uninstall it, and then close the
> window.  Then you click on the new rpm (wherever it is) and when the
> kpackage window comes up you tell it to install.  It works really slick.
> 
> I got my sound card to work before the new mdk versions of sndconfig and sox
> were available.  What I did was uninstall sndconfig, sox and rhsound. Then I
> installed the RedHat 6.0 RPM's of those 3 files.  That stopped the error
> message and allowed the install to finish properly.  But so do the 2 new mdk
> files, at least for me.  Hope this helps.
> 
> Alan
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> 
> 
> >
> > Reinstall is what I am looking at after hours poring over Win95 texts.
> > Since Friday, I have installed a new mommaboard, cpu and RAM and sound
> > card. Save for the soundcard, Linux has been no trouble. Win95 has been
> > nothing but a pain in the butt (each OS is on its own hd on one
> > computer).
> > Alan, I still can't get the snd card to work.
> > I uninstalled the old sox and sndconfig rpms. But some junk was left in
> > various files. Do I need to go through the system and delete
> > everything?
> > Once I downloaded the new rpms, I typed:
> > rpm -ivh 
> > Is that sufficient. I know that it opened the rpm, but when I used -ql,
> > it said the files weren't installed. Is there another step?
> > thanks, Steve W
> > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98 boot got
> > > screwed up it wouldn't
> > > even start to boot and I ended up re-installing
> > > Windows (yuck).  Maybe
> > > someone else can help on this one.
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try it. I
> > > have one more question
> > > > which is not appropriate for the list, however.
> > > Linux is on one hard
> > > > drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly, win95
> > > won't complete
> > > > booting. It says "windows protection error" and
> > > says it can initialize
> > > > IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in safe
> > > mode. Any ideas?
> > > > thanks much , steve w.
> > > >
> > > > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which
> > > returned
> > > > > the same error message
> > > > > as the one below did) was this:
> > > > >
> > > > > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
> > > > > 2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
> > > > > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below
> > > > > link.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > > >
> > > > > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> > > > >
> > > > > I sure hope this helps.
> > > > >
> > > > > Alan
> > > > >
> > > > > - Original Message -
> > > > > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!!
> > > HElp
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my
> > > SoundBlaster
> > > > > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > > > > "modprob error:
> > > > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as
> > > Sound
> > > > > Blaster 16.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is
> > > using
> > > > > the ES1373 chipset, it
> > > > > should
> > > > > > work with the same drivers as Ensoniq
> > > AudioPCI,
> > > > > Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> > > > > > Sound Blaster 128.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to
> > > > > obtain these drivers.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > __

Re: [newbie] Kppp

[J Mann]

On Sat, 03 Jul 1999, Matt Milano wrote:

> I'm extremely new to Linux, so this may seem like a dumb question, but
> when I open kppp dialer, it says /usr/resolv.config does not exist and
> needs to be created.

Check this HOW-TO out. I don't remember where I found it, but I put a
copy on my homepage. Its a 5 min HOW-To and it does work!!

http://216.70.80.129/sidefx/ppp.html

--
Jeremy Mann
http://manndesigns.dynip.com
icq://21081443
email:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Axalon]

Reinstall's probably the best bet, but try restoreing your registry and
then booting safemode, scanreg reg something don't remeber the exe off
hand but u run it from a command prompt and can restore/backup upto 5
registrys with the default setup (theres a config to set it whatever u
want but i don't remeber that either). This is pretty common when
changeing the mainboard, before hand (like it helps now, but) you can 
save the hardware config do so, now delete all the things in the section
w/ the bus's isa/pci, once those are removed delete any other hardware
that isn't staying also. When it boot's up it'll will complain that it 
can't determine the current configuration, select the striped down version
and it should autodetect the new board.



On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Steve Winston wrote:

> 
> Reinstall is what I am looking at after hours poring over Win95 texts.
> Since Friday, I have installed a new mommaboard, cpu and RAM and sound
> card. Save for the soundcard, Linux has been no trouble. Win95 has been
> nothing but a pain in the butt (each OS is on its own hd on one
> computer).
> Alan, I still can't get the snd card to work. 
> I uninstalled the old sox and sndconfig rpms. But some junk was left in
> various files. Do I need to go through the system and delete
> everything? 
> Once I downloaded the new rpms, I typed:
> rpm -ivh 
> Is that sufficient. I know that it opened the rpm, but when I used -ql,
> it said the files weren't installed. Is there another step?
> thanks, Steve W
> --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98 boot got
> > screwed up it wouldn't
> > even start to boot and I ended up re-installing
> > Windows (yuck).  Maybe
> > someone else can help on this one.
> > 
> > Alan
> > 
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> > 
> > 
> > > Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try it. I
> > have one more question
> > > which is not appropriate for the list, however.
> > Linux is on one hard
> > > drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly, win95
> > won't complete
> > > booting. It says "windows protection error" and
> > says it can initialize
> > > IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in safe
> > mode. Any ideas?
> > > thanks much , steve w.
> > >
> > > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which
> > returned
> > > > the same error message
> > > > as the one below did) was this:
> > > >
> > > > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
> > > > 2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
> > > > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below
> > > > link.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > >
> > > > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> > > >
> > > > I sure hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > - Original Message -
> > > > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!!
> > HElp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my
> > SoundBlaster
> > > > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > > > "modprob error:
> > > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > > > >
> > > > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as
> > Sound
> > > > Blaster 16.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is
> > using
> > > > the ES1373 chipset, it
> > > > should
> > > > > work with the same drivers as Ensoniq
> > AudioPCI,
> > > > Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> > > > > Sound Blaster 128.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to
> > > > obtain these drivers.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > _
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > >
> > 
> > 
> 
> _
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> 

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Alan Shoemaker]

Stevegee, I dunno, I use the package (kpackage) icon on the desktop. You
click on the package icon and then when the window pops up you specify
(select) an installed RPM and tell it to uninstall it, and then close the
window.  Then you click on the new rpm (wherever it is) and when the
kpackage window comes up you tell it to install.  It works really slick.

I got my sound card to work before the new mdk versions of sndconfig and sox
were available.  What I did was uninstall sndconfig, sox and rhsound. Then I
installed the RedHat 6.0 RPM's of those 3 files.  That stopped the error
message and allowed the install to finish properly.  But so do the 2 new mdk
files, at least for me.  Hope this helps.

Alan

- Original Message -
From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp


>
> Reinstall is what I am looking at after hours poring over Win95 texts.
> Since Friday, I have installed a new mommaboard, cpu and RAM and sound
> card. Save for the soundcard, Linux has been no trouble. Win95 has been
> nothing but a pain in the butt (each OS is on its own hd on one
> computer).
> Alan, I still can't get the snd card to work.
> I uninstalled the old sox and sndconfig rpms. But some junk was left in
> various files. Do I need to go through the system and delete
> everything?
> Once I downloaded the new rpms, I typed:
> rpm -ivh 
> Is that sufficient. I know that it opened the rpm, but when I used -ql,
> it said the files weren't installed. Is there another step?
> thanks, Steve W
> --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98 boot got
> > screwed up it wouldn't
> > even start to boot and I ended up re-installing
> > Windows (yuck).  Maybe
> > someone else can help on this one.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> >
> >
> > > Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try it. I
> > have one more question
> > > which is not appropriate for the list, however.
> > Linux is on one hard
> > > drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly, win95
> > won't complete
> > > booting. It says "windows protection error" and
> > says it can initialize
> > > IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in safe
> > mode. Any ideas?
> > > thanks much , steve w.
> > >
> > > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which
> > returned
> > > > the same error message
> > > > as the one below did) was this:
> > > >
> > > > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
> > > > 2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
> > > > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below
> > > > link.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > > >
> > > > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> > > >
> > > > I sure hope this helps.
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > >
> > > > - Original Message -
> > > > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!!
> > HElp
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my
> > SoundBlaster
> > > > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > > > "modprob error:
> > > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > > > >
> > > > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as
> > Sound
> > > > Blaster 16.
> > > > >
> > > > > However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is
> > using
> > > > the ES1373 chipset, it
> > > > should
> > > > > work with the same drivers as Ensoniq
> > AudioPCI,
> > > > Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> > > > > Sound Blaster 128.
> > > > >
> > > > > Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to
> > > > obtain these drivers.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > _
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at
> > http://mail.yahoo.com
> > >
> >
> >
>
> _
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
>

[newbie] lynx

[Mike Julien]

Does anybody know how to fix this?
When in console mode.. I give the command "lynx" and the response that I
get
is .. "metmail: cannot open temporary folder"
TIA

Mike Julien

Re: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[Geoffrey Gatrell]

I found the sort of thing that you are looking for at:-

http:homepage.ruhr-uni-bocchum.de/Marcus.Brinkmann/Soundblaster-AWE-howto.tx
t

Hope it helps.

Geoffrey Gatrell


- Original Message -
From: Axalon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?


>
> http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/
>
> On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Steve Winston wrote:
>
> >
> > Creative Labs has a page of Linux drivers that I ran across by accident
> > while using a computer at work. I didn't note the URL, and now I can't
> > find it even with Google. Does anyone know where it is?
> > adios, STeve W
> > _
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
>
>

[newbie] Kppp

[Matt Milano]

I'm extremely new to Linux, so this may seem like a dumb question, but
when I open kppp dialer, it says /usr/resolv.config does not exist and
needs to be created.

What does that mean, and how do I do it?

Thanks in advance
Matt

Re: [newbie] sorting out kppp problems

[Hugh Semmler]

I used linuxconf. under root to set permission for my user account.   I had
problems like yours before I remembered to set the permissions

I hope this helps
Hugh


Alan Schussman wrote:

> Hi everybody-
>
> My problem still stems from trying to use ppp as user, rather than root. I
> can get kppp to do something, but not to successfully negotiate a ppp
> connection, when I run it as a user. Since I can get kppp to at least
> dial, I've tried to work backwards from that point, to either debug kppp
> and get it to actually achieve a ppp connection, or to copy kppp's process
> and apply it to a script that I can run as user. More details are below:
>
> Can anyone help me make sense of this one? kppp dials the modem and
> -almost- works when I run as user. However, I always get an error
> after connecting to my ISP, "LCP: timout on config-request", and kppp
> tells me the remote server may not be configured properly. Running a
> script from the consoler as root, I can connect just fine. Under kppp,
> when I run a ps and look at the pppd process, I get this:
>
> 100 S root 1196 1185 1 66 0 - 382 do_sel 13:29 ttyS1 00:00:00 \
>   pppd -detach crtscts defaultroute -chap user alan debug
>
> 1) what is -chap doing there? I have pap set in kppp's config; is
> that possibly the reason for the LCP timeout on cfgreq error?
> 2) what does kppp do to actually run pppd as root? Whatever I do,
> I cannot make my term script do anything unless I run it as root. If I can
> mimic whatever kppp is doing to access pppd and the modem, maybe I can
> skip it altogether and just keep using my script, but as user rather than
> root. -- I know the easy answer to that is suid on pppd, but that does
> nothing for me. In some instances, I get an error that access is
> prohibited to /dev/ttyS1; in others, I get errors that I can't use "name"
> with pppd except as root -- are there ways around this?
>
> I've been working on this since almost day one of using linux, and keep
> hoping that by providing more information here I'll get some good ideas.
> If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks much-
>
> -alan

--
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Re: [newbie] Printer Problems

[mitcoo]

Hello Steve:

 Yes I have and it is all setup there ok, it says when I try to
print anything " print unknown " it says something along the lines that
the print port has to be config, and I have no idea how to do this at
all.

Thank You in Advance

John Hall

Steve Winston wrote:

> Did you go into the select part of the printtool?
> --- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello you all:
> >
> >  I have a Canon BJC 210 printer, using
> > Mandrake 6.02, when I
> > try to print anything it says printer unknown, port
> > not config it is
> > picked up ok on port lpt0 , so how do I config the
> > port as I am a newbie
> > I have no idea.  If some one would be so kind as to
> > walk me though this.
> >
> > Thanks in Advance
> >
> > John Hall
> >
> >
>
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Re: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[darkknight]

On Sat, 03 Jul 1999, you wrote:
> Creative Labs has a page of Linux drivers that I ran across by accident
> while using a computer at work. I didn't note the URL, and now I can't
> find it even with Google. Does anyone know where it is?
> adios, STeve W
> _
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

Try this url:

http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/

They have drivers for the Sound Blaster Live (though I hear they do not work
with the 2.2.9 kernel.

They also have a couple of X-servers for there 3D blaster video cards there as
well.

John Love
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[Axalon]

http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, Steve Winston wrote:

> 
> Creative Labs has a page of Linux drivers that I ran across by accident
> while using a computer at work. I didn't note the URL, and now I can't
> find it even with Google. Does anyone know where it is?
> adios, STeve W
> _
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
> 

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Steve Winston]

Reinstall is what I am looking at after hours poring over Win95 texts.
Since Friday, I have installed a new mommaboard, cpu and RAM and sound
card. Save for the soundcard, Linux has been no trouble. Win95 has been
nothing but a pain in the butt (each OS is on its own hd on one
computer).
Alan, I still can't get the snd card to work. 
I uninstalled the old sox and sndconfig rpms. But some junk was left in
various files. Do I need to go through the system and delete
everything? 
Once I downloaded the new rpms, I typed:
rpm -ivh 
Is that sufficient. I know that it opened the rpm, but when I used -ql,
it said the files weren't installed. Is there another step?
thanks, Steve W
--- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98 boot got
> screwed up it wouldn't
> even start to boot and I ended up re-installing
> Windows (yuck).  Maybe
> someone else can help on this one.
> 
> Alan
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> 
> 
> > Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try it. I
> have one more question
> > which is not appropriate for the list, however.
> Linux is on one hard
> > drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly, win95
> won't complete
> > booting. It says "windows protection error" and
> says it can initialize
> > IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in safe
> mode. Any ideas?
> > thanks much , steve w.
> >
> > --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which
> returned
> > > the same error message
> > > as the one below did) was this:
> > >
> > > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
> > > 2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
> > > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below
> > > link.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> > >
> > > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> > >
> > > I sure hope this helps.
> > >
> > > Alan
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!!
> HElp
> > >
> > >
> > > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my
> SoundBlaster
> > > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > > "modprob error:
> > > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > > >
> > > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as
> Sound
> > > Blaster 16.
> > > >
> > > > However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is
> using
> > > the ES1373 chipset, it
> > > should
> > > > work with the same drivers as Ensoniq
> AudioPCI,
> > > Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> > > > Sound Blaster 128.
> > > >
> > > > Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to
> > > obtain these drivers.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> _
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Get your free @yahoo.com address at
> http://mail.yahoo.com
> >
> 
> 

_
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RE: [newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[James J. Capone]

http://developer.soundblaster.com/linux/

Good Luck,

James J. Capone
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Co-Author - Linux Book For Newbies.
"The Only Person To Hear Both Sides Of A Argument Is The Guy In The Apartment 
Next To Yours!"


-Original Message-
From:   Steve Winston [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Saturday, July 03, 1999 3:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:[newbie] Creative Linux driver page?


Creative Labs has a page of Linux drivers that I ran across by accident
while using a computer at work. I didn't note the URL, and now I can't
find it even with Google. Does anyone know where it is?
adios, STeve W
_
Do You Yahoo!?
Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

[newbie] sorting out kppp problems

[Alan Schussman]

Hi everybody-

My problem still stems from trying to use ppp as user, rather than root. I
can get kppp to do something, but not to successfully negotiate a ppp
connection, when I run it as a user. Since I can get kppp to at least
dial, I've tried to work backwards from that point, to either debug kppp
and get it to actually achieve a ppp connection, or to copy kppp's process
and apply it to a script that I can run as user. More details are below:

Can anyone help me make sense of this one? kppp dials the modem and
-almost- works when I run as user. However, I always get an error
after connecting to my ISP, "LCP: timout on config-request", and kppp
tells me the remote server may not be configured properly. Running a
script from the consoler as root, I can connect just fine. Under kppp, 
when I run a ps and look at the pppd process, I get this:

100 S root 1196 1185 1 66 0 - 382 do_sel 13:29 ttyS1 00:00:00 \
  pppd -detach crtscts defaultroute -chap user alan debug 

1) what is -chap doing there? I have pap set in kppp's config; is
that possibly the reason for the LCP timeout on cfgreq error? 
2) what does kppp do to actually run pppd as root? Whatever I do,
I cannot make my term script do anything unless I run it as root. If I can
mimic whatever kppp is doing to access pppd and the modem, maybe I can
skip it altogether and just keep using my script, but as user rather than
root. -- I know the easy answer to that is suid on pppd, but that does
nothing for me. In some instances, I get an error that access is
prohibited to /dev/ttyS1; in others, I get errors that I can't use "name"
with pppd except as root -- are there ways around this? 

I've been working on this since almost day one of using linux, and keep
hoping that by providing more information here I'll get some good ideas.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. Thanks much-

-alan

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Alan Shoemaker]

Stevenope, I've no idea.  When my Win98 boot got screwed up it wouldn't
even start to boot and I ended up re-installing Windows (yuck).  Maybe
someone else can help on this one.

Alan

- Original Message -
From: Steve Winston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 12:27 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp


> Hy alan, thanks for the  help. I will try it. I have one more question
> which is not appropriate for the list, however. Linux is on one hard
> drive, and win95 is on the other. Suddenly, win95 won't complete
> booting. It says "windows protection error" and says it can initialize
> IOS, whatever that is. It won't even boot in safe mode. Any ideas?
> thanks much , steve w.
>
> --- Alan Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which returned
> > the same error message
> > as the one below did) was this:
> >
> > 1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
> > 2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
> > 3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below
> > link.
> >
> >
> ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm
> >
> > 4) run sndconfig and install your card.
> >
> > I sure hope this helps.
> >
> > Alan
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp
> >
> >
> > > > When I try sndconfig to set up my SoundBlaster
> > 16 PCI card, I am told
> > > > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > > > "modprob error:
> > > > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > > > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > > > sound: Device or resource busy"
> > >
> > > Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as Sound
> > Blaster 16.
> > >
> > > However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is using
> > the ES1373 chipset, it
> > should
> > > work with the same drivers as Ensoniq AudioPCI,
> > Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> > > Sound Blaster 128.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to
> > obtain these drivers.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > >
> >
> >
>
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[newbie] Creative Linux driver page?

[Steve Winston]

Creative Labs has a page of Linux drivers that I ran across by accident
while using a computer at work. I didn't note the URL, and now I can't
find it even with Google. Does anyone know where it is?
adios, STeve W
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Re: [newbie] Printer Problems

[Steve Winston]

Did you go into the select part of the printtool?
--- mitcoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello you all:
> 
>  I have a Canon BJC 210 printer, using
> Mandrake 6.02, when I
> try to print anything it says printer unknown, port
> not config it is
> picked up ok on port lpt0 , so how do I config the
> port as I am a newbie
> I have no idea.  If some one would be so kind as to
> walk me though this.
> 
> Thanks in Advance
> 
> John Hall
> 
> 

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Re(2): [newbie] X screen resolution

[James Caldwell]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>On Fri, 02 Jul 1999, you wrote:
>> In Xwindows with Redhat you can change screen resolution with Ctrl+Alt
>> + or - . It does not work with my Mandrake 6.0 & KDE . How can I change
>> resolution ?
>> 
>> Also , does Linux support USB ?
>> 
>> Thanks for the help
>> 
>> Jeff


I can change myt res using alt + ctr and + - on my num pad

--->
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telephone @ school  672-3900
home # (540) 825- 3837
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Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[Alan Shoemaker]

Hiwhat worked for my PCI128 card (which returned the same error message
as the one below did) was this:

1) uninstall the current sox & sndconfig rpm's.
2) install the new sox rpm from the updates
3) install the new sndconfig rpm from the below link.

ftp://jumpstart.netpirate.org/pub/mdk-test/sndconfig-0.33-3mdk.i586.rpm

4) run sndconfig and install your card.

I sure hope this helps.

Alan

- Original Message -
From: YH <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp


> > When I try sndconfig to set up my SoundBlaster 16 PCI card, I am told
> > it can't be found. I get a message:
> > "modprob error:
> > /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> > init-module: Device or Resource busy
> > sound: Device or resource busy"
>
> Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as Sound Blaster 16.
>
> However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is using the ES1373 chipset, it
should
> work with the same drivers as Ensoniq AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
> Sound Blaster 128.
>
> Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to obtain these drivers.
>
> --
> Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>

RE: [newbie] SBLive under Mandrake 6.0(Kernel Part)

[James J. Capone]

It is possible to have different boot options for the same version Kernel

When you compile the Kernel you would get a file like zimage-2.2.5 etc...
or bzimage which ever you use

Now when you cp the file to /boot you can name it like 1 or 2 etc.. something 
like this

cp zimage-2.2.5 /boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-1 etc... on down the line

Now when you configure Lilo just have the different options point to the 
different versions.

Like Name= Linux1
   Image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-1

   Name= Linux2
   Image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.2.5-2

You would fill in everything as you would guess this is a example.

This should allow you multible versions of one Kernel...

Hope this helps

Thanks,

James J. Capone
-Original Message-
From:   [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Saturday, July 03, 1999 11:24 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:[newbie] SBLive under Mandrake 6.0

Is it possible to have a SoundblasterLive under Mandrake6.0? There is a
driver for SBLive, but just for kernelversions 2.0.36 and 2.2.5. Is it
possible to use these drivers, and how can this be done!?

I also tried to set up a 2.2.5kernel, but it doesn´t boot properly. I
think the problems are caused during the loading of the modules. Is it
possible to run different kernels of different kernelversions on the
same system!?

Can anybody help me with this!

thanks
stefan

Re: [newbie] SBLive under Mandrake 6.0

[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer]

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Is it possible to have a SoundblasterLive under Mandrake6.0? There is a
> driver for SBLive, but just for kernelversions 2.0.36 and 2.2.5. Is it
> possible to use these drivers, and how can this be done!?

I'm afraid the only thing you can do is writing to Creative Labs, telling
them to GPL the driver or at least give the source to all distributors so
we can compile versions that work with our kernels.

We can't wait for every closed-source developer to update stuff when we
need to update a kernel - 2.2.5 has some serious bugs.

LLaP
bero

[newbie] SBLive under Mandrake 6.0

[[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Is it possible to have a SoundblasterLive under Mandrake6.0? There is a
driver for SBLive, but just for kernelversions 2.0.36 and 2.2.5. Is it
possible to use these drivers, and how can this be done!?

I also tried to set up a 2.2.5kernel, but it doesn´t boot properly. I
think the problems are caused during the loading of the modules. Is it
possible to run different kernels of different kernelversions on the
same system!?

Can anybody help me with this!

thanks
stefan

Re: [newbie] Tar files

[Kalju Rüütli]

Might be easier to use Midnight Commander?

Just type:
root@localhost #> mc

and then just click enter on appropriate .gz or .tar file.

Kalju


> did you do it like this
>
> root@localhost #> gunzip -vf prog.tar.gz
>
> root@localhost #>tar -xvf prog.tar
>
> If it has the .gz at the end try to unzip it first. Not sure if the -vf
etc...
> are correct arguments or not. Have not delt with a tar file for a while.
>
> Thanks,
>
> James J. Capone
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Dennis Podein [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 9:52 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [newbie] Tar files
>
> I can't seem to install any tar files . I get to the folder
> that contains the file  , then type in tar xvfprog.tar.gz , or
> zxvf or xzf . To no avail . All I get is an error message -
> Old option `f ', or `g ' , or `a' , etc requires an argument ,
> try `tar --help ' for more info . I tried tar help , and
> mantar , and niether will function . They just don't open .
> Help please , newbie at the helm .

[newbie] Printer Problems

[mitcoo]

Hello you all:

 I have a Canon BJC 210 printer, using Mandrake 6.02, when I
try to print anything it says printer unknown, port not config it is
picked up ok on port lpt0 , so how do I config the port as I am a newbie
I have no idea.  If some one would be so kind as to walk me though this.

Thanks in Advance

John Hall

Re: [newbie] 2 PC network problems

[John Aldrich]

Okanother question. Do you have a terminator on both ends? Basically,
you need two "T" connectors, one on each end and a terminator on the outside
end. Also, make sure the T connectors and the terminators are rated at 50
ohms (TV cable runs at 75 ohms, so make sure you get the right hardware.)
John

- Original Message -
From: Andrew Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] 2 PC network problems


> I'm using thinnet cable, (coax, i think) which worked fine for two
> windows machines that my parents use at work, but i'm not using their
> cards. I'm using two SMC-ultrachip cards, which linux sees fine. Using
> tcp dump on one machine, I can see network traffic when ping is run on
> the other machine
>
> John Aldrich wrote:
> >
> > Are you using twisted pair, or coax? If the former, you probably don't
have
> > a crossover cable. Follow the link below to see how to make one on your
own,
> > or get one at a local computer store or mail order.
> > http://www.gcctech.com/ts/doc/crossover.html Also, I have seen
"converters"
> > that plug onto one end of your standard straight-through cable and
convert
> > it to a twisted cable w/o replacing one end.
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: Andrew Mitchell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Friday, July 02, 1999 9:24 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] 2 PC network problems
> >
> > > I'm trying to set up a network of 2 pcs here at home, but neither
> > > machine can see each other. i'm pretty sure the cards are ok, because
> > > when I use ping the TX lights go on both, but I get request timed out,
> > > or all packets lost. Can anyone help with what needs to be setup?
> > > --
> > > *===*
> > > | Andrew Mitchell   |
> > > | Email   [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> > > | Home Page   http://members.tripod.com/Ajmitchell/ |
> > > | ICQ 11392490 (ajmitch)|
> > > *===*
> > >
>
> --
> *===*
> | Andrew Mitchell   |
> | Email   [EMAIL PROTECTED] |
> | Home Page   http://members.tripod.com/Ajmitchell/ |
> | ICQ 11392490 (ajmitch)|
> *===*
>

RE: [newbie] Tar files

[James J. Capone]

did you do it like this

root@localhost #> gunzip -vf prog.tar.gz

root@localhost #>tar -xvf prog.tar

If it has the .gz at the end try to unzip it first. Not sure if the -vf etc... 
are correct arguments or not. Have not delt with a tar file for a while.

Thanks,

James J. Capone

-Original Message-
From:   Dennis Podein [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent:   Saturday, July 03, 1999 9:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject:[newbie] Tar files

I can't seem to install any tar files . I get to the folder
that contains the file  , then type in tar xvfprog.tar.gz , or
zxvf or xzf . To no avail . All I get is an error message -
Old option `f ', or `g ' , or `a' , etc requires an argument ,
try `tar --help ' for more info . I tried tar help , and
mantar , and niether will function . They just don't open .
Help please , newbie at the helm .

[newbie] Tar files

[Dennis Podein]

I can't seem to install any tar files . I get to the folder
that contains the file  , then type in tar xvfprog.tar.gz , or
zxvf or xzf . To no avail . All I get is an error message -
Old option `f ', or `g ' , or `a' , etc requires an argument ,
try `tar --help ' for more info . I tried tar help , and
mantar , and niether will function . They just don't open .
Help please , newbie at the helm .

Re: [newbie] SoundBlaster 16 horrors!! HElp

[YH]

> When I try sndconfig to set up my SoundBlaster 16 PCI card, I am told
> it can't be found. I get a message: 
> "modprob error:
> /lib/modules/2.2.9-19mdk/misc/sb.o:
> init-module: Device or Resource busy
> sound: Device or resource busy"

Sound Blaster 16 PCI is *NOT* the same as Sound Blaster 16.

However, since the Sound Blaster 16 PCI is using the ES1373 chipset, it should
work with the same drivers as Ensoniq AudioPCI, Sound Blaster PCI 64 and
Sound Blaster 128.

Unfortunately, I do not have any idea where to obtain these drivers.

--
Yusry Harfuddin [[EMAIL PROTECTED]]

Re: [newbie] Uninstalling Multiple Packages

[Bernhard Rosenkraenzer]

On Sat, 3 Jul 1999, <-=Memphis=-> wrote:

> LM 6.0 came with a mandrake gtkzip and accidentally i installed another
> gtkzip rpm.  Both of these two packages are registered separately in RPM
> but were installed into the same location.

rpm -qa |grep gtkzip

to get the exact package names. You can rpm -e both of those.

LLaP
bero

Re: [newbie] Boot problems

[Alan Shoemaker]

Somehow the following three messages ended up going 
directly to Axalon instead of to the newbie list, sorry.
 
Alan
 
1)---
 
Axalonthanks for trying.  I tried copying 
the initrd.img from the floppyto /boot and rewriting the 'initrd=' entry in 
lilo.conf toinitrd=/boot/initrd.img, but this didn't help.  I checked 
and the'alias_scsihostadapter aic7xxx' line was in the /etc/conf.modules 
file, sothat isn't the problem.  So, I'm gonna' back up some 
directories andre-install tomorrow. )-:   Thanks again for the 
assistance.Alan
2)
Axalonyep, sure did run lilo, since one must 
run lilo every time achange is made to lilo.conf.I know the sequence 
of events leading up to the problem.  I upgraded Win98with Win98 
SE.  during the install Win98 SE wrote over the MBR of sda withthe 
microsoft boot loader.  I ran lilo to overwrite the microsoft 
bootloader with lilo and got an error message that there was no 
/etc/lilo.conf(you later pointed out that /boot/initrd.img was also 
missing).So I attempted to write a lilo.conf to replace the missing 
one.  Iaccidentally put sda1 in the boot= line and wrote a copy of lilo 
on thefirst sector of Windows98's primary partition overwriting Windows98's 
bootprogram.  To get Windows to boot again, I ended up 
completelyrepartitioning, formatting and reinstalling Windows.  I also 
installed BootMagic to avoid repeating the mistake I'd just made.  
Anyway, the only waythe existing Linux installation would boot was with it's 
own boot disc, nomatter what I tried (with your help).  So I 
repartitioned, formatted andinstalled mdk 6.0 and now all is well 
again.The only isapnp.conf on my system (after I installed the new sox 
and the newsndconfig and then installed my PCI128) is in the 
/usr/doc/isapnptools-1.18directory.  I don't believe it says anything 
about my system as the filedate is 2/14/99 (or 14/2/99) and I've done 
everything on this system in Juneand July.  Should I have one 
elsewhere?Alan
3)--
Axalonhere is the cat /proc/pci:PCI 
devices found:  Bus  0, device   0, function  
0:    Host bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX Host (rev 
2).  Medium devsel.  Master Capable.  
Latency=64.  Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 
0xf800 [0xf808].  Bus  0, device   1, 
function  0:    PCI bridge: Intel 440BX - 82443BX AGP 
(rev 2).  Medium devsel.  Master 
Capable.  Latency=64.  Min Gnt=136.  Bus  0, 
device   7, function  0:    ISA bridge: Intel 
82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 2).  Medium 
devsel.  Fast back-to-back capable.  Master Capable.  
Nobursts.  Bus  0, device   7, function  
1:    IDE interface: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 
1).  Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back 
capable.  Master Capable.Latency=64.  
I/O at 0xffa0 [0xffa1].  Bus  0, device   7, 
function  2:    USB Controller: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 USB 
(rev 1).  Medium devsel.  Fast 
back-to-back capable.  IRQ 9.  Master 
Capable.Latency=64.  I/O at 0xef80 
[0xef81].  Bus  0, device   7, function  
3:    Bridge: Intel 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 
2).  Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back 
capable.  Bus  0, device  14, function  
1:    SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7895U (rev 
4).  Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back 
capable.  IRQ 10.  Master Capable.Latency=64.  Min Gnt=8.Max 
Lat=8.  I/O at 0xe800 
[0xe801].  Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 
0xfebff000 [0xfebff000].  Bus  0, device  14, function  
0:    SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7895U (rev 
4).  Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back 
capable.  IRQ 10.  Master Capable.Latency=64.  Min Gnt=8.Max 
Lat=8.  I/O at 0xe400 
[0xe401].  Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 
0xfebfe000 [0xfebfe000].  Bus  0, device  20, function  
0:    Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq AudioPCI (rev 
1).  Slow devsel.  IRQ 9.  Master 
Capable.  Latency=64.  Min 
Gnt=12.MaxLat=128.  I/O at 0xee80 
[0xee81].  Bus  1, device   0, function  
0:    VGA compatible controller: ATI Mach64 GB (rev 
92).  Medium devsel.  Fast back-to-back 
capable.  IRQ 11.  Master Capable.Latency=64.  Min 
Gnt=8.  Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 
0xfd00 [0xfd00].  I/O at 0xd800 
[0xd801].  Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 
0xfeaff000 [0xfeaff000].[root@localhost 
/root]#Alan

[newbie] Linuxconf behaviour

[Roberto Rosselli Del Turco]

Every time I start Linuxconf, even I don't change a thing it sets the following:

Changing owner of file /var/spool/mqueue to root.mail
Changing permissions of file /usr/sbin/pppd from 104755 to 100755
Executing: /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S85.gpm start

Sorry if someone answered already, but I really don't like this (mainly because
I don't fully understand it :) and it didn't happen with the RedHat distro. Any
suggestions? I've already updated all the updatable ...

Ciao

-- 
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Dipartimento di Scienze [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Universita' di Torino   Datta: what have we given? (TSE)
 
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