Re: [newbie] Canon printer problems
Hi, Alan, Now this may sound kinda weird and maybe a bit obvious butthis sounds *exactly* like me. This is how I fixed mine after umpteen howto's, posts etc. Open up KDE, open the menu and click on "Printer Queue" in the box at te top are two small boxes to check, am in win98 right now so my memory fails as to what they say exactly, any way make sure they have a checkmark in them. That's all it took to fix mine, *REALLY!* John - Original Message - From: Alan Schussman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 7:41 PM Subject: [newbie] Canon printer problems I'm still struggling along with my Canon BJC-2000. After first believing it simply must be a winprinter, I planned to sell it to a friend. Researching what new printer to get, I checked the database at http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi and saw that the BJC-2000 is listed as "mostly" compatible, so I'm trying to get it to work at least a little. I have it set up properly in printtool, according to the info from the compatibility database: set to the proper device (/dev/lp0) and using the correct driver (600-4000). However, when I try to print test pages, I get nothing: Trying to print text gets me an immediate error message saying: Error printing test page to lp Reason: lpr: connect: Connection refused jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. What is that telling me? How do I fix it? The other test, postscript, doesn't get errors from printtool, but klpq tells me 'waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)' - but I think the printer's online (silly new printers don't have control panels) and that error's related to the lpr problem. I try to run lpr at the shell prompt, and get the same lpr error as above. I'm puzzled. Also, a note that may be important: I can't use lpc, either. I can get an lpc prompt, but trying to make it actually do anything dumps me out with a segmentation fault. If I run 'lpc start lp' I get an error similar to the above, saying "lpc: connect: Connection refused. Couldn't start daemon." I have the feeling that there's something blocking the route to the printer somehow, but I don't really know where to begin unblocking it. Can anybody help? Thanks- - alan / note my new email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] /
Re: [newbie] mount NT file system
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Does anyone has any idea how to mount a NT file system onto Linux ?? The below line in fstab file gives an error message - wrong fs type. /dev/sda2 /NT NTFSdefaults0 0 do you have it configured in the kernel? I'm running 2.2.10 and it works fine. mine looks like this /dev/hdb1 /mnt/d ntfs i then rebooted and went to mount and it was there listed as d. ralph -- *** Remember WhereEver Your Head Goes Your Ass Will Follow!! ***
[newbie] Installation suggestion
Does anyone have a suggestion about how to install Mandrake in a situation like this: Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the extra HD i have to remove the floppy. Is it possible to install Mandrake from CD? Tanks for any advice! /Lennart -- Lennart Petersson Benefit AB Bergendorffsgatan 5A S-652 24 Karlstad Phone: +46 (0)54 177253 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Messenger, my nickname is: bit_av_en_kaka http://www.benefit.se
Re: [newbie] More Mandrake Woe, PLEASE HELP ME
I think the problems are defects in Venus with the Kernal and initscripts so I don't think buying another copy of Venus is the answer. I just want to get the machine up and running fixed so I can just do work not work on it. Anyway I am still a new user, and not really confident to replace kernal at this time. Anyway at this point it is gone again. Jeanette - Original Message - From: David Basham [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:49 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] More Mandrake Woe, PLEASE HELP ME I've listened to Jeanette's accounts of success and failure for some time, and I just wanted to put my 2 cents in: I nabbed my copy of Venus at Sam's Club, of all places, for $25. I installed, crashed, installed, crashed, oh, about 20 times, usually my fault, because I like to muck around where I don't belong. What I've found is that sometimes everything installs right; sometimes it doesn't. The package manager is not consistent; KDE freezes in root, but over-all, I haven't had this much fun with an OS in a long time. Finally got everything running pretty much the way I want -- ipchains, dial-on demand, web server, FTP, user accounts, and haven't had trouble in a couple of weeks. While Jeanette is waiting for a better (Cassini?) package, I would suggest running down to Sam's to get another copy of Venus (maybe you Do have a bad copy). Try installing again. At the first sign of instability, install again. Try custom installs. Try minimal installs. Etc. At the very least, she'll get really good at the installation procedure. I think I remember Jeanette saying that she didn't want to spend her time tweeking a stupid machine, but if it's any consolation, it gets easier and somehow faster each time, much like installing any other OS. I think I'm also learning where I don't belong, and what "close enough" means.
Re: [newbie] Star Office
If I remember right to get Star Office to work for multiusers when you install it use the Network install choice. Then I think each user has to register it. (Not sure about the last part, haven't tried it myself. I was just using it as root when I wanted to use it) This is what read. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Michael Lim Shek Sia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office If I remember correctly, you need to go through some configuration process for each unprivilaged user after the root installation. However, I have a more or less similar problem. After installation, staroffice has done something to my system and render it completely useless, (I can not run X anymore and sometimes it hangs at the boot stage). I have mailed this message out yesterday and did not seem to have attrached any attention. I would appreciate if help is available. michael lim "H.G.Hettinger" wrote: I recently installed Star Office but couldn't get it to work for me unless I was in root. So I decided to deinstall it and reinstall it in the /usr directory instead of the root directory. After deinstallation, kde locked up so I did a ctrl-alt-backspace and went into the login screen. When I logged back in as user, all my settings were gone. I couldn't dial up and etc. So I logged in as my wife to send this and short of doing a complete reinstall of Mandrake 6.0 I thought I would as you guys. By the way, Star Office still works in root, so evidently I didn't un-install it after all? Thanks in advance for any help. Lawrence Hettinger
Re: [newbie] Should I Give Up?
"c.s.h." wrote: I need some SERIOUS help... Very Brief History: I had a (mostly self-built) dual-boot linux/win98 system running for about 2 days, and then it started rebooting at will. I had the MB/CPU/RAM/CPU/Power replaced and now I'm staring all over again. ..but nothing works. I think its a hardware problem, but I'm going stark raving mad trying to pin it down. Windows doesn't install, using 2 different CDROM drives (although they both may be bad) and two different HDs (although one is too small so Windows install stopped), numerous fdisks, formats, and scandisks. So, in a state of despair, I tried to install linux to see what would happen. I booted to the CheapBytes CDROM I booted to for the first install, and it starts loading the kernel and doing autoprobe stuff, but hangs after the following error: partition check hda RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0 crc errorVFS: cannot open root device 08:21 kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:21 I have no idea what the hell this is, and I'm so sick of all this, I'm wondering if I should just throw all my time and money out the window. Somebody help a lost soul. --chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Our seeds sown larger |"Arise Our roots will go deeper | Alive Our trees will grow larger | Strive to win and live and now we wait the rain" | to please your mind" Did you by any chance do a pre-Win9x disk doubler ?? Some of the older hard drive disk doubling software did some strange things to drives. Has your linux install gotten as far as Disk Druid? You may also have to boot to a DOS floppy and repartition / format the hard drive. Hope it helps. Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co., Cleveland, OH
Re: [newbie] Netscape - Sound - Printer
On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, you wrote: (Russ)- I didn't know about this, thanks for the tip. --- Glad to have been of service. :-) - (Russ)- I know about WinPrinters, I have one. An HP something or other. This one didn't seem to bee that way. It has drivers for Win3.1 so I figured I was safe. It is a relatively new model. Hope I didn't spend 200 for nothing. Also, where is this list you are talking about? It would be nice if I knew some sites that tell what is compatible with Linux and what is not. Not just printers but other thing, Monitors, sound cards (can't get mine to work), video cards, CD Recorders (got one of those). Sure...it's at http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi HOWEVER, it only covers printers...there's a "hardware compatibility list" on RedHat's site somewhere, and whatever is compatible with RedHat, *SHOULD* work with Mandrake. :-) You may want to try different HP printers drivers in the list, or just specify it as a "postscript" printer. I think I read that most HP printers (even some "win printers") could be used as generic "PostScript" printers. John
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
If your BIOS supports CD booting, then it can be done, and is very easy. If not, then there is a program on the CD that you can run after you boot into DOS/Windows, the only problem is I'm at work at the moment and I haven't got the info for where this program is. It's listed in the install guide. Can anyone else offer the location of this program? - Original Message - From: Lennart Petersson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 10:07 AM Subject: [newbie] Installation suggestion Does anyone have a suggestion about how to install Mandrake in a situation like this: Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the extra HD i have to remove the floppy. Is it possible to install Mandrake from CD? Tanks for any advice! /Lennart -- Lennart Petersson Benefit AB Bergendorffsgatan 5A S-652 24 Karlstad Phone: +46 (0)54 177253 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Messenger, my nickname is: bit_av_en_kaka http://www.benefit.se
[newbie] ISDN Router
I have a linux box set up with an external ISDN modem (ttyS1) and have been successful at logging into my ISP through kppp. I also have a network setup that I am just beginning to explore and would like to know if I can set up my linux box with it's serial modem up as a router. I understand that it can be done with a router modem but I really don't want to go out and drop any more $$ for something I already have (besides I've run out of ports on my 100BaseT hub). TIA Joseph Gardner Senior Designer / Technical Support Kirby Co. Cleveland, OH [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Canon printer problems
On Wed, 08 Sep 1999, you wrote: I'm still struggling along with my Canon BJC-2000. After first believing it simply must be a winprinter, I planned to sell it to a friend. Researching what new printer to get, I checked the database at http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi and saw that the BJC-2000 is listed as "mostly" compatible, so I'm trying to get it to work at least a little. I have it set up properly in printtool, according to the info from the compatibility database: set to the proper device (/dev/lp0) and using the correct driver (600-4000). However, when I try to print test pages, I get nothing: Trying to print text gets me an immediate error message saying: Error printing test page to lp Reason: lpr: connect: Connection refused jobs queued, but cannot start daemon. What is that telling me? How do I fix it? The other test, postscript, doesn't get errors from printtool, but klpq tells me 'waiting for lp to become ready (offline ?)' - but I think the printer's online (silly new printers don't have control panels) and that error's related to the lpr problem. I try to run lpr at the shell prompt, and get the same lpr error as above. I'm puzzled. Also, a note that may be important: I can't use lpc, either. I can get an lpc prompt, but trying to make it actually do anything dumps me out with a segmentation fault. If I run 'lpc start lp' I get an error similar to the above, saying "lpc: connect: Connection refused. Couldn't start daemon." You should (at this point) manually start the printer daemon, lpd. Go to a console prompt, su to root and run "lpd" (minus quotes) and try again. This should, most likely, fix your problem. Then, if it works, go to a console prompt, run "su -" (so that you get the correct path statements, etc) and type "setup" and select "system services." Then, set lpd to be started at boot-up. John
Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically
From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:39:07 -0600 (MDT) On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote: Sean Armstrong wrote: Why advertise windoze software on a linux mailing list? snip __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Uhh, common point of reference. Why use a Micro$ e-mail account? Joe I think he's got ya there ;) -- MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/ --Axalon Not really. But I use this email because I can access it from anywhere and any type of OS. I prefer Linux and use it regularly at home. I wasn't going to reply to that -- remark but obviously Joe doesn't understand the flexibility of a Hotmail account. ;) SA __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Opening a file with applications from Netscape
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: I would like to automatically open MS Office documents with Star Office and WordPerfect documents with WP. In Preferences/Applications, I can select and edit the relevant section. If I put in the pointer to the Application, it opens OK, but the file is not opened. I think I need something else (%h or %p appear in some of the items already filled in by Netscape). It has been too long since I used UNIX to remember how to tell the application to open the file. Ok...I got tired of having to save a PDF to a local file, then open it with xpdf. Here's what I did, and this should be applicable to your situation: I told Netscape to open "portable document files" with the application "/usr/bin/xpdf %s". I would think that you would be able to do the same with *.doc and *.wpd files.
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
- Original Message - From: Simon Norris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:39 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion If your BIOS supports CD booting, then it can be done, and is very easy. If not, then there is a program on the CD that you can run after you boot into DOS/Windows, the only problem is I'm at work at the moment and I haven't got the info for where this program is. It's listed in the install guide. Can anyone else offer the location of this program? It's \dosutils\autoboot\autoboot.bat. You need to boot from a floppy that has cd-rom support or boot to dos from Windows if you have enabled cd-rom support for dos. I have a boot floppy just for this purpose that uses the autoexec.bat file to accomplish all this, I make the cd drive always initialize as the J:\ drive and then cd J:\ J:\dosutils\autoboot.autoboot.bat and off you go. Just as handy as the boot.img for installing, or maybe handier, since you don't run into boot.img version problems. Hoyt
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the extra HD i have to remove the floppy. Is it possible to install Mandrake from CD? Sure...if you can boot off your CDROM. :-) I'd think that any laptop capable of running NT4 should be capable of booting from the CDROM. :-) If not, is the hard drive "hot-swappable" with the floppy (likely not)??? The only other option I can see is if you have a "side-kick" floppy that can plug into an external port somwhere. I know some laptops have this option. John
Re: [newbie] More Mandrake Woe, PLEASE HELP ME
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: I think the problems are defects in Venus with the Kernal and initscripts so I don't think buying another copy of Venus is the answer. I just want to get the machine up and running fixed so I can just do work not work on it. Anyway I am still a new user, and not really confident to replace kernal at this time. Anyway at this point it is gone again. Jeanette Jeanette... I, too, am a new user. However, with RPM it's VERY easy to add/replace the kernel and initscripts... :-) Of course, IIRC, you also had dial-out problems, so if you can't get the updated RPM files, you can't very well MAKE the updates. :-( John
[newbie] ReWriting the MBR to linux?
Hi, Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding the kernel so that Linux will boot? IIRC it's somthing like "./lilo", but I can't remember where I am supposed to do this. Thanks for any help. -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
Re: [newbie] laptops
"Chris" == Chris D [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: toshiba tecra 740 cdt [snip] http://www.cck.uni-kl.de/misc/tecra710/ the following is from that site: "This page is designed to help you get Linux up and running on your Toshiba Tecra series notebook (... 740CDT)." -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 20.4, VM 6.72 and random-sig.el X-Face header is me! http://www.cs.indiana.edu/picons/ftp/faq.html Kernel 2.2.9-19mdk mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Sep 9 St Peter Claver or St Gorgonius "Darn it. You know, the Chinese were just about to tell us everything we wanted to know regarding this espionage thing. But since we accidentally bombed their embassy, now they aren't talking to us." [Jon E. Dougherty http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_excomm/19990511_xex_the_mother_a.shtml]
Re: [newbie] ReWriting the MBR to linux?
Edit lilo.conf to reflect your new kernel. run /sbin/lilo - Original Message - From: Paul Hendrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 8:39 AM Subject: [newbie] ReWriting the MBR to linux? Hi, Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding the kernel so that Linux will boot? IIRC it's somthing like "./lilo", but I can't remember where I am supposed to do this. Thanks for any help. -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
[newbie] KDE Menu
Is there a way to put new apps onto KDE's menu? TIA! John
[newbie] Re: TIDwww.linuxnic.net
Interesting www.linuxnic.net
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
Ok, thanks all. It should be no problem to boot from CDROM with my laptop. Do you have any suggestions about how to handle the dual boot? /Lennart John Aldrich wrote: On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Having a laptop running NT4. Have one extra HD that i will put into the laptop and i want to have Mandrake on that one with the possibility to dual-boot between them. One problem is that when i install the extra HD i have to remove the floppy. Is it possible to install Mandrake from CD? Sure...if you can boot off your CDROM. :-) I'd think that any laptop capable of running NT4 should be capable of booting from the CDROM. :-) If not, is the hard drive "hot-swappable" with the floppy (likely not)??? The only other option I can see is if you have a "side-kick" floppy that can plug into an external port somwhere. I know some laptops have this option. John -- Lennart Petersson Benefit AB Bergendorffsgatan 5A S-652 24 Karlstad Phone: +46 (0)54 177253 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Messenger, my nickname is: bit_av_en_kaka http://www.benefit.se
Re: [newbie] To little Wine
Look at http://www.winehq.com for WINE info, and perhaps there's a HOWTO at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP If not, you'll find a wealth of other info there. Have fun! On 7 Sep, Stuart Burbridge wrote: Hi all, Though I would have a little play with WINE. So using the Kpackage manager I installed the Wine rpm from the Mandrake 6 CD. All seemed well. But then I find all the documentation files, although listed, are missing. So I have no idea what to do with it to make anything work. Do I need to have Windows installed? I haven't at the moment. What besides the Windows Application's .exe file do I need to import (if anything) and where to? Then how do I use it? If someone can point to an 'Idiot's guide to using Wine' I'd be jolly grateful. Stuart -- -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Nuke protection?
Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
Re: [newbie] mount NT file system
First off, the filesystem type should be "ntfs" (note the lowercase letters). Second, I don't believe the stock Mandrake kernel has NTFS support- you might look into compiling the module yourself (I assume it's possible to compile just that one module?) Other than the all caps "NTFS", your /etc/fstab line looks okay. On 9 Sep, Michael Lim Shek Sia wrote: Does anyone has any idea how to mount a NT file system onto Linux ?? The below line in fstab file gives an error message - wrong fs type. /dev/sda2 /NT NTFSdefaults0 0 -- -Matt Stegman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically]
Hi, For the same (or in some cases greater) flexibility in a web mail account you can try: www.linuxmail.org I just signed up with this web mail account. Does anyone else who uses them think it's strange that an ad banner is advertising Windows 2000 when you collect your e-mail? :) -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
Re: [newbie] Nuke protection?
Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm OK, I'll byte 8-), what's Nuke protection? Joe
Re: [newbie] ReWriting the MBR to linux?
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Hi, Where/what is the command that I use after rebuilding the kernel so that Linux will boot? IIRC it's somthing like "./lilo", but I can't remember where I am supposed to do this. did you modify /etc/lilo.conf? IF not, do so now. Then, go run /sbin/lilo. ;-) John
Re: [newbie] Opening a file with applications from Netscape
Thank you VERY much. That worked perfectly for me! Murray Strome John Aldrich wrote: On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: I would like to automatically open MS Office documents with Star Office and WordPerfect documents with WP. In Preferences/Applications, I can select and edit the relevant section. If I put in the pointer to the Application, it opens OK, but the file is not opened. I think I need something else (%h or %p appear in some of the items already filled in by Netscape). It has been too long since I used UNIX to remember how to tell the application to open the file. Ok...I got tired of having to save a PDF to a local file, then open it with xpdf. Here's what I did, and this should be applicable to your situation: I told Netscape to open "portable document files" with the application "/usr/bin/xpdf %s". I would think that you would be able to do the same with *.doc and *.wpd files. -- Murray and Diane Strome 1275 Burnside Road West VICTORIA BC V8Z 1P3 Canada Phone: (250) 479-6448 Fax: (250) 727-3427
Re: [newbie] ISDN Router
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: I have a linux box set up with an external ISDN modem (ttyS1) and have been successful at logging into my ISP through kppp. I also have a network setup that I am just beginning to explore and would like to know if I can set up my linux box with it's serial modem up as a router. I understand that it can be done with a router modem but I really don't want to go out and drop any more $$ for something I already have (besides I've run out of ports on my 100BaseT hub). Well...you know that there are such things as ISDN routers that already have hubs built-in? ;-) BTW, the answer is yes, you can do it. Read up on IPChains :-) John
Re: [[newbie] printtool and print quality]
Andy Goth wrote: Are you CERTAIN that below the box with the command lpr, you don't at least get to select between grey-scale and color? For the quality, for my HP Deskjet 670c (using the Deskjet 550, 560C,6xxC, etc. ), I selected the color quality within printtool when I set it up. You mean the bpp? I don't know what the "bpp" is.
Re: [newbie] Nuke protection?
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. OK, I'll byte 8-), what's Nuke protection? I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :( When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter your IP and click send or "Kill IP". After a few seconds the victim IP is dead, i.e your modem hangs up. There was a program called NukeNabber for Windows. Also, Lockdown2000 (http://www.lockdown200.com). These progs basically intecept the nuke and disable the port. I think they get you by sending data packets that get bigger and biger untill your connection is lost... -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically]
Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, For the same (or in some cases greater) flexibility in a web mail account you can try: www.linuxmail.org I just signed up with this web mail account. Does anyone else who uses them think it's strange that an ad banner is advertising Windows 2000 when you collect your e-mail? :) -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm I believe if you check the link it takes you out to a Linux site (i.e. Are you tired of waiting for ...) Joe
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Ok, thanks all. It should be no problem to boot from CDROM with my laptop. Do you have any suggestions about how to handle the dual boot? /Lennart Other than using the NT Boot loader, no. My understanding is that it's better to put Linux in the boot loader, rather than trying to use LILO and boot loader Never having done it, I can't say for sure one way or the other.. :-) John
Re: [newbie] Nuke protection?
I was pretty sure that "Nuke" was just a windows problem, however in these days of "eleet hackers" DOS (Denial Of Service) programs are becoming more advanced and for different platforms. I am not quite sure about Mandrake's distro, but I have noticed on their site they give updates and some warnings if the update plugs a hole that can be exploited remotely. Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is, that yes, win-nuke will probably not work on your linux box, but there may be some other DOS programs that might. Until the script-kiddies give up their DOS programs, unfortuantly we will have to deal with it until a patch is made. -Bill On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Paul Hendrick wrote: On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. OK, I'll byte 8-), what's Nuke protection? I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :( When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter your IP and click send or "Kill IP". After a few seconds the victim IP is dead, i.e your modem hangs up. There was a program called NukeNabber for Windows. Also, Lockdown2000 (http://www.lockdown200.com). These progs basically intecept the nuke and disable the port. I think they get you by sending data packets that get bigger and biger untill your connection is lost... -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
[newbie] International Keybard Setup; KDE and Gnome
Hi, 1) I frequently need to type special Latin characters such as ó, à, ç etc.; I have a Microsoft Natural Keyboard (not a bad piece of hardware from a software mammoth) and, under Windows 98, I type ",c" to get "ç", " ´a" to get "á" and so on. I haven´t been able to set that up under Linux yet. Can anyone help? 2) I haven´t found a good Mandrake FAQ yet; if I had, I would probably know how to switch from KDE to Gnome. Whenever I "startx" I go to KDE, but would like to see Gnome for a change. How can I? Thanks a lot, and I apologize if these questions have been answered previously. /Gustavo Viola ß^» --- Put knot yore trussed inn spel chequers
RE: [newbie] Nuke protection?
Nuke protection...hmmm Nukes work ONLY for windows machines...the way they work is they take advantage of the port (131 I think) and give you the blue screen of death. Well the way linux is made you don't have to worry about nukes because simply the port 131 (If I am right) does not have the problem it did in windows. So no worries, Nick -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Paul Hendrick Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 6:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Nuke protection? On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. OK, I'll byte 8-), what's Nuke protection? I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :( When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter your IP and click send or "Kill IP". After a few seconds the victim IP is dead, i.e your modem hangs up. There was a program called NukeNabber for Windows. Also, Lockdown2000 (http://www.lockdown200.com). These progs basically intecept the nuke and disable the port. I think they get you by sending data packets that get bigger and biger untill your connection is lost... -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
RE: [newbie] Nuke protection?
"Nuking" is the pinging of a machine with an illegal sized packet, or assaults on other ports on the machine. Many windows machines will crash when this happens. I don't know of any such problems with Linux. -Original Message- From: Paul Hendrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:27 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Nuke protection? On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Paul Hendrick wrote: Hi, Does Mandrake 6 have Nuke protection? I go on IRC every now and again so I'm sure a lot of people here will know why I could do with it :-/ If not, is there any program for this? I've looked at http://easynet.linuxberg.com for something, but I don't think theres any files there to help me out. OK, I'll byte 8-), what's Nuke protection? I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :( When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter your IP and click send or "Kill IP". After a few seconds the victim IP is dead, i.e your modem hangs up. There was a program called NukeNabber for Windows. Also, Lockdown2000 (http://www.lockdown200.com). These progs basically intecept the nuke and disable the port. I think they get you by sending data packets that get bigger and biger untill your connection is lost... -- Best Regards, Paul Hendrick http://www.btinternet.com/~engprin1/linux.htm
Re: [newbie] Nuke protection?
On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: I'm not exactly sure what it is, but I know what it can do :( When you enter a channel on IRC your IP is there for everyone to see it. There are loads of "Nuke" programs for Windoze and all someone has to do is enter your IP and click send or "Kill IP". After a few seconds the victim IP is dead, i.e your modem hangs up. There was a program called NukeNabber for Windows. Also, Lockdown2000 (http://www.lockdown200.com). These progs basically intecept the nuke and disable the port. I think they get you by sending data packets that get bigger and biger untill your connection is lost... IIRC, the actual term for that is "WinNuke." :-) I doubt if Linux is susceptible to it... :-) You might try looking at linuxberg.com to make sure though if there is an app to "catch" that, it's likely to be there. John
Re: [newbie] Netscape 4.61 load problem
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: harry ellis wrote: I downloaded the new Netscape 4.61 through the Updates site (and a very easy process it is!) but now the Netscape program seems to load only when I'm online. When I'm not online, sometimes it shows up when I click the icon, but other times the hard drive light flickers for awhile, but the program doesn't show up. When I go online it usually shows up after a bit. Is this an accepted feature of Netscape on Linux, a bug, or something wrong with my config? I like to work offline because we have only one phone and I'm married. Need I say more? Has anyone else experienced this? Harry My first solution was: A.Divorce B.ISDN line with 2 lines C.2nd wife IPMASQ is much cheaper! :) -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
[newbie] newbie-forced to post this in Win95
AAARGGGHHH!!! I've successfully set up linux several times in several different distros, and actually started using it. I recently added a new HD and a 40x CD-Rom to my system, and in so doing decided to go for fresh installs on both my Win32 and Linux systems. I now have Windows (OS only) on my 500mb primary master(/hda) and Windows programs on /hdb (6.3 gb quantum bigfoot set as primary slave). For my secondary master which would be /hdc I have the new CD-Rom, and I have a 4.3 gb Western Dig as secondary slave or /hdd. For some reason I get one of the following errors when I try to run the Mandrake 6 install. Can't mount /hdc Invalid argument or no media in /hdc or invalid media. at one point I did manage to get it to see the cd and start the install, but when I got to disk druid, It wouldn't see the hard drive. I tried putting my old CD-Rom drive back in, and now it won't work with that either. Please help, as I really want to get my Linux back Thanks in advance David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" **The falcon has heard the falconer**
RE: [newbie] newbie-forced to post this in Win95
I don't know if it will help but maybe try running your third hard drive as the seconday master and the cd as the secondary slave. That works on my system here. I have 3 harddrives, 4G, 8G and 11G respectively. Except for what I need to boot Linux, which resides low on my primary master, the rest resides in various partions on my primary slave. Ken Wilson First Law of Optimization: The speed of a nonworking program is irrelevant (Steve Heller, 'Efficient C/C++ Programming') -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of David P. Greenberg Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:02 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] newbie-forced to post this in Win95 AAARGGGHHH!!! I've successfully set up linux several times in several different distros, and actually started using it. I recently added a new HD and a 40x CD-Rom to my system, and in so doing decided to go for fresh installs on both my Win32 and Linux systems. I now have Windows (OS only) on my 500mb primary master(/hda) and Windows programs on /hdb (6.3 gb quantum bigfoot set as primary slave). For my secondary master which would be /hdc I have the new CD-Rom, and I have a 4.3 gb Western Dig as secondary slave or /hdd. For some reason I get one of the following errors when I try to run the Mandrake 6 install. Can't mount /hdc Invalid argument or no media in /hdc or invalid media. at one point I did manage to get it to see the cd and start the install, but when I got to disk druid, It wouldn't see the hard drive. I tried putting my old CD-Rom drive back in, and now it won't work with that either. Please help, as I really want to get my Linux back Thanks in advance David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" **The falcon has heard the falconer**
[newbie] Deskpro + ESS1869
I'm trying to setup Mandrake 6.0 on a Deskpro EN6300. Everything seems to be working okay except the sound. I ran sndconfig but I can't get the ESS1869 to work properly. I'm quite new to Linux and have seen a lot of helpful posts in here. Any suggestions?
[newbie] Deskpro + ESS 1869
Please disregard my previous post- I played some more and found that the ESS1869 is compatible with the Soundblaster Pro. 220-5-1
[newbie] Network Card- Please Help!!!
Hey everyone, sorry... I've asked about this before but I still need help. I'm brand new to Linux and don't know much about it, but my DE-220 PCT NIC isn't working with the installer program.. Could someone tell me what I should do to get it to work? That would be SOO awesome if you would! -Kyle Spahn
Re: [newbie] Questions about dual booting
No I have it now if you run KDE app finder it adds the gnome stuff to the KDE menus. Jeanette - Original Message - From: alann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 5:15 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Questions about dual booting Jeanette Russo wrote: I have the KDE menu in GNOME, but I don't have the GNOME menu in KDE which is what I KDE as GNOME while beautiful doesn't seem stable Jeanette You must have not installed it. I saw it just today at work installing Mandrake for a work project. From my memory ( which is stressed! ) there is a KDE menu choice in gnome ( F1 describes it ) which is checked by default and the reverse which I think is NOT checked by default that does the same the other way. I bet this is your answer. Alan -- === [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) Coming to you with Linux-Mandrake 6.0
[newbie] Mail
Another newbie question: which mail tool should I install/use: the one in Nescape, or sendmail(Kmail) I have Mandrake 6.0 installed( prety straight farward!). I dial to my ISP for connection and I don't have a network. I can use Netscape, I can surf but the mail gives me hard time. Help pls. ! Julian
RE: [newbie] newbie-forced to post this in Win95
I dunno if this is gonna help ya or not, But I would put my Hardive as secondary master not slave -Original Message- From: David P. Greenberg [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, 10 September 1999 7:02 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] newbie-forced to post this in Win95 AAARGGGHHH!!! I've successfully set up linux several times in several different distros, and actually started using it. I recently added a new HD and a 40x CD-Rom to my system, and in so doing decided to go for fresh installs on both my Win32 and Linux systems. I now have Windows (OS only) on my 500mb primary master(/hda) and Windows programs on /hdb (6.3 gb quantum bigfoot set as primary slave). For my secondary master which would be /hdc I have the new CD-Rom, and I have a 4.3 gb Western Dig as secondary slave or /hdd. For some reason I get one of the following errors when I try to run the Mandrake 6 install. Can't mount /hdc Invalid argument or no media in /hdc or invalid media. at one point I did manage to get it to see the cd and start the install, but when I got to disk druid, It wouldn't see the hard drive. I tried putting my old CD-Rom drive back in, and now it won't work with that either. Please help, as I really want to get my Linux back Thanks in advance David P. Greenberg Bitco Electronics "In Service to the Recording Industry" **The falcon has heard the falconer**
Re: [[newbie] printtool and print quality]
You mean the bpp? I don't know what the "bpp" is. Bits per pixel, a.k.a. color depth. I had to set that for the printer. ___ Andy Goth [EMAIL PROTECTED] zap.to/andygoth/ UIN: 35256413
Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion
A lot of people use this program to add Linux to the NT bootloader menu. http://www.winimage.com/bootpart.htm Jeanette - Original Message - From: John Aldrich [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Installation suggestion On Thu, 09 Sep 1999, you wrote: Ok, thanks all. It should be no problem to boot from CDROM with my laptop. Do you have any suggestions about how to handle the dual boot? /Lennart Other than using the NT Boot loader, no. My understanding is that it's better to put Linux in the boot loader, rather than trying to use LILO and boot loader Never having done it, I can't say for sure one way or the other.. :-) John
Re: [newbie] 3 Button Mouse -- Configuration
On this topic if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel can you emulate 3 buttons. If not how can you cut and paste from xterminal? Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ripcrd6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] 3 Button Mouse -- Configuration You need to uncheck "emulate 3-buttons". Since you have 3 buttons you don't need to emulate them. You only check this option if you have a 2 button mouse. Also, if your mouse is not listed then select "generic 3-button" mouse. Brian -Original Message- From: Murray Strome [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I am going to try this again. I feel certain that SOMEONE must know how to configure a 3-button mouse so that the middle button will actually work. I have a Matsonic ADO 101 CE serial mouse connected to COM 1. During installation, I set it up as a Generic 3-button mouse. I later tried selecting "emulate 3 button mouse" using mouseconfig. I also tried a few other settings, but although I can emulate the 3 button action by pressing the left and right keys simultaneously, I have been unable to get the middle button to work. Thanks for your help. Murray Strome
[newbie] Brazilian keybord and Quake 1
Hello all I want to clear two subjects on keyboard: a) I am Brazilian and I use a standard keyboard for my language called ABNT2, somebody of Mandrake could tell me how I do to use this keyboard in Venus, mainly in the prompt... b) the version 6.1 has support, from the installation, to the keyboard ABNT2? In Brazil a magazine (PCMaster) of this month it threw Mandrake 6 and a lot of people bought and liked, but she has been having problems with the keyboard that I have and with the accents, that are many in my language. I suggest you enter in contact with Conectiva (dealer Brazilian of RedHat) for us to use the correction that they use for the keyboard ABNT2. Did I install Quake I in Mandrake but does he never work, always restraint when it carries the program (many other people that are using bought Mandrake of the mentioned magazine, are they having the same problem), some suggestion of the why? Thank you. -- João Carlos [EMAIL PROTECTED] Brasil - SP ICQ - 33.965.439 usuário Linux # 106644
[newbie] What does this Mean?
okay, if you forget about my last message and knew nothing about my problems, what would you say the following error message means when I try to install linux from a CDROM: partition check hda RAMDISK: compressed image found at block 0 crc errorVFS: cannot open root device 08:21 kernel panic: VFS: unable to mount root fs on 08:21 --chris [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Our seeds sown larger |"Arise Our roots will go deeper | Alive Our trees will grow larger | Strive to win and live and now we wait the rain" | to please your mind"
Re: [Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automatically]
Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sean Armstrong wrote:br br From: Axalon Bloodstone [EMAIL PROTECTED]br Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]br To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]br Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting KMail to check automaticallybr Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 15:39:07 -0600 (MDT)br br On Wed, 8 Sep 1999, Joseph S. Gardner wrote:br br Sean Armstrong wrote:br brWhy advertise windoze software on a linux mailing list?brsnipbr __brGet Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.combr br Uhh, common point of reference.br Why use a Micro$ e-mail account?br br br Joebr br br I think he's got ya there ;)br br --br MandrakeSoft http://www.mandrakesoft.com/br --Axalonbr br Not really. But I use this email because I can access it from anywhere andbr any type of OS. brbrSo can everyone else! :) OUCH ++ Michael Scottaline COL 2.2 Linux 2.2.5 * * * * * * * * * * * It's a fresh wind that Blows Against the Empire Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Star Office
- Original Message - From: Thomas J. Hamman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 11:47 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office What I did to use Star Office as a normal user was this: As root, I created the directory I wanted to install it to (I chose /usr/local/SOffice51), then I used chown to change the owner of that directory to my normal user. Then I installed Star Office to that directory, as my normal user instead of root. On 09-Sep-99 Jeanette Russo wrote: If I remember right to get Star Office to work for multiusers when you install it use the Network install choice. Then I think each user has to register it. (Not sure about the last part, haven't tried it myself. I was just using it as root when I wanted to use it) This is what read. Jeanette - Original Message - From: Michael Lim Shek Sia [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 1999 10:18 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Star Office If I remember correctly, you need to go through some configuration process for each unprivilaged user after the root installation. However, I have a more or less similar problem. After installation, staroffice has done something to my system and render it completely useless, (I can not run X anymore and sometimes it hangs at the boot stage). I have mailed this message out yesterday and did not seem to have attrached any attention. I would appreciate if help is available. michael lim "H.G.Hettinger" wrote: I recently installed Star Office but couldn't get it to work for me unless I was in root. So I decided to deinstall it and reinstall it in the /usr directory instead of the root directory. After deinstallation, kde locked up so I did a ctrl-alt-backspace and went into the login screen. When I logged back in as user, all my settings were gone. I couldn't dial up and etc. So I logged in as my wife to send this and short of doing a complete reinstall of Mandrake 6.0 I thought I would as you guys. By the way, Star Office still works in root, so evidently I didn't un-install it after all? Thanks in advance for any help. Lawrence Hettinger When you start the install script from the command prompt in Konsole, you use the /net switch to do the network installation so that more than one user may install and use the program. # ./setup /net This also saves disk space so that you don't have to do a separate user installation for everyone. Once this installation is complete, you run Staroffice (it'll tell you the exact file and location after the /net install) for each user. It will use the same files for everyone's installation, and store your user files in the the folder you specify (preferably in your user's directory.) Manny Styles [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- NetZero - We believe in a FREE Internet. Shouldn't you? Get your FREE Internet Access and Email at http://www.netzero.net/download/index.html
Re: [[newbie] printtool and print quality]
OK, yes, I meant color depth and also coding. Andy Goth wrote: You mean the bpp? I don't know what the "bpp" is. Bits per pixel, a.k.a. color depth. I had to set that for the printer. ___ Andy Goth [EMAIL PROTECTED] zap.to/andygoth/ UIN: 35256413 -- Murray and Diane Strome 1275 Burnside Road West VICTORIA BC V8Z 1P3 Canada Phone: (250) 479-6448 Fax: (250) 727-3427
Re: [newbie] 3 Button Mouse -- Configuration
Yes, I can emulate a three button mouse (by checking the "emulate 3 button mouse" in mouseconfig), but since I really have three buttons on my mouse, I would REALLY prefer to find a way to make the center one work. Jeanette Russo wrote: On this topic if you have a mouse with a scroll wheel can you emulate 3 buttons. If not how can you cut and paste from xterminal? Jeanette - Original Message - From: Ripcrd6 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] 3 Button Mouse -- Configuration You need to uncheck "emulate 3-buttons". Since you have 3 buttons you don't need to emulate them. You only check this option if you have a 2 button mouse. Also, if your mouse is not listed then select "generic 3-button" mouse. Brian -Original Message- From: Murray Strome [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi, I am going to try this again. I feel certain that SOMEONE must know how to configure a 3-button mouse so that the middle button will actually work. I have a Matsonic ADO 101 CE serial mouse connected to COM 1. During installation, I set it up as a Generic 3-button mouse. I later tried selecting "emulate 3 button mouse" using mouseconfig. I also tried a few other settings, but although I can emulate the 3 button action by pressing the left and right keys simultaneously, I have been unable to get the middle button to work. Thanks for your help. Murray Strome -- Murray and Diane Strome 1275 Burnside Road West VICTORIA BC V8Z 1P3 Canada Phone: (250) 479-6448 Fax: (250) 727-3427
