Re: [newbie] Intel-810 chipset not supported by Mandrax 6.5
Niraj Bajpai wrote: Hello after loading the drivaer software for iNTEL-810 chipset(using command rpm - i package_name), and running Xconfigurator, I couldn't find iNTEL-810 chipset option in Xconfigurator.Package was successfully installed but still no progress as I can't use it with Xconfigurator. Please Opine, Niraj There Should be a readme with the package that tells you how to install it (try the website you got it from too). Also you probably have to use xf86config, not Xconfigurator. -Warren.
[newbie] Setting up and maintaining a FTP server
I have Mandrake 6.1 and i want to run a ftp server. What needs to be installed and/or configured to accomplish this goal. And how do i administer the user accounts and the ftp service. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Re: to Dennis Robertson --Epson Stylus Color 600
Is your lpd daemon running? Is it set up to start in your setup? Whether or not it is, try typing "lpc restart all"--you may have to do this as root depending on your setup. I hope this helps. I had a printing nightmare too, and still have to keep restarting the lpd daemon over and over when I am not root. Just a suggestion from a newbie with an Epson 660... Karen
[newbie] Utilities
Here is a real newbie question. When I click on K and scroll to Utilities I get a list that exceeds the max height of the screen. It shows from A at the top to P at the bottom. How do I access utilities at the bottom which are off the screen; ie those from Q to Z? Thanks. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
[newbie] Background jobs
I need to start a job in the background (jobname ) but sometimes I need to bring it back to the forground to "talk to it" and then put it back into the background. Can anyone tell me how to do this? Thanks.
Re: [newbie] sending man pages to printer
Karen Heiby wrote: Hello, I try to send a man page to my printer and I get this error. I wonder if I have the right ghostscript package or something (I have everything that came with Mandrake 6.1) The error is: standard input:61: warning: can't find special character 'tm' Can you help me? Thanks! Karen Karen, I can't get my Epson printer to work at all, but if I could I would try the script I saw on The Caldera user group supplied by Kevin O'Gorman (Kevin.O'[EMAIL PROTECTED]) which reads: #!/bin/bash # manlp or manlpr - formats for Postscript and sends to lpr man -t $* | lpr He says to put this in/usr/local/bin or $HOME/bin. Good luck. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
[newbie] X problems
I got a serious problem with X when I make a new instalation of Mandrake 6.1. I installed it on a machine with a previous Mandrake 6.0, working fine with X - KDE. When I got my Mandrake 6.1 CD I backuped my machine and I formatted it and make a full instalation of 6.1 (with all packages). All process was ok. But when I tried config X, after choose my video board (trident 975image AGP) and the correct monitor (custom - The same setup I made with 6.0) and when the sistem try to run the test, I only get a blank screen with white lines on top (sometimes when I move the mouse, this line desapears). Ok, so I try install Red Hat 6.1 and everything works fine - with the same video board and monitor setup. Mandrake 6.0 and Red Hat 6.1 works with my video board and Mandrake 6.1 doesn't work, why? Since I prefer Mandrake, I don't want to use Red Hat 6.1 Does somebody know what is wrong ? Regards, Anderson Miranda Virtualcase Brasil ICQ# 54651099
[newbie] A real Newbie Question.
Hi all, I´m very new to linux. Well, i havn´t really used Linux at all. Thats my question. I have a old computer that i want to run linux on the specs are: Pentium 120 32MB RAM 1 gig hd is that enough to run e.g. Mandrake 6.1
[newbie] X problems
I try config X with generic VGA, with generic monitor at 640x480, 8 bits and not works. I try installing from another CD, nothing Pls help Anderson
Re: [newbie] A real Newbie Question.
Yep , sure is. You'll be close on HD space though. I have 6.1 on a 1.2 gig and have about 250 mb left. - Original Message - From: Johan Hesselbäck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 5:41 AM Subject: [newbie] A real Newbie Question. Hi all, I´m very new to linux. Well, i havn´t really used Linux at all. Thats my question. I have a old computer that i want to run linux on the specs are: Pentium 120 32MB RAM 1 gig hd is that enough to run e.g. Mandrake 6.1
[newbie] remove
Remove
Re: [newbie] X problems
All process was ok. But when I tried config X, after choose my video board (trident 975image AGP) and the correct monitor (custom - The same setup I made with 6.0) and when the sistem try to run the test, I only get a blank screen with white lines on top (sometimes when I move the mouse, this line desapears). Hmm...I was getting transparent overlapping windows. It's the video card. Doesn't jive that well with LM 6.1 it seems. Try adding option="noaccel" to the video card "Device" section of XF86Config. That did the trick for me. If you have more trouble read: 1 ) http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-user-9904/msg01311.html 2) http://www.math.sunysb.edu/~comech/tools/3DImage975.html The second one deals with this video card in terms of Linux in depth. Good luck! Gregg
Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux -- it's alive!
As a counter-argument, look around you... Do you see any useful, stable, open source browsers available? Amaya? It's a castoff. Lynx? Nice at the terminal, but I wouldn't want to rely on it. Communicator? We've been saddled with that lopsided horse long enough. Mozilla? Maybe someday. What happened to Mnemonic? It was supposed to be the "killer browser", but faded into oblivion about 6 months prior to the Mozilla announcement. I don't see how that's a counter argument at all. No, I don't see any stable OS browsers around. But I don't see Opera for Linux either. And I don't see how we can anticipate that it'll be stable anytime soon if they just fired the development team. Face it, the open source community just doesn't find browsers "sexy" to create. Well, they better change their minds on that one. It's where Linux looses the game if the only browser that's useful is IE. Picture all those Linux boxes merrily running IE on VMWare. Still filling Gates' pockets. Still dealing with his crashy OS. Probably buying VMWare from him too as soon as M$ buys them out... I'm not any happier about the prospect for Opera. It's been 2 years since their initial announcement and it's STILL vaporware. Maybe Opera has a nice plan to just wait out the competition... Uh huh. "Hey, guys, nice browser. It's stable, user-friendly, lightweight, and the Linux folks will love it. Now, lets just bide our time and not release it." I think a more realistic scenario is that it's chaos down at Opera-central, the entrire development team hits the road, and the bigwigs want to GET IT RELEASED so they can buy their kids a bunch of freakin' Pokemon crap for Christmas. The only reason Opera is looked upon so fondly is that it isn't out yet. It's similar to how many mountains of gold the white guys figured was laying around the New World...until they got here... I'd encourage anyone who can write documentation or code to point your browser at mozilla.org and see if you can help. Sexy or not, the browser is the most important app on the desktop computer today, and Linux doesn't have one. Gregg -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Bumper Stickers for Linux/M$
I've seen this one: We are Microsoft - Resistance was futile. You have been assimilated. Original Message On 11/14/99, 10:09:22 AM, PaK_mAn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] Bumper Stickers for Linux/M$: how about micro$oft happens ;oP matt
[newbie] Monitor Setup Program Used During Installation - How to find it run?
How do you get back to that program that helped setup the monitor? It had that visual test to see what your settings would look like before you accept it. Seve
Re: [newbie] Netscape mail problem
Maybe if you tried to upgrade your communicator you would meet with success. Isn't there a new version out? You could use KFM to get there to get it. On another note, I think the Mandrake people deserve a lot of praise..this is the best distro i've ever used! It's fast, too...much faster than win'blows on the same machine...I'm really impressed. I've even gotten my TV working on my ATI all in wonder card! I was amazed! Mark - Original Message - From: Joseph S. Gardner [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Netscape mail problem Are you able to browse the internet, and are you sure of your mail settings?
[newbie] Bumper Stickers for Linux/M$
my other OS is a *nix matt ps: howcome this q is about the only one I have an answer for ;)
Browser (was Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux)
[Don asbestos flame suit]
Face it, the open source community just doesn't find browsers "sexy" to
create.
Well, they better change their minds on that one. It's where Linux looses
the game if the only browser that's useful is IE.
That depends on the goals of the open source community.
Originally it had nothing whatsoever to do with Microsoft bashing, and
if Bill Gates purchases the USA in order to fire the DOJ, the people who
were, and still are, in the middle of the "Open Source" movement rather
than the "Bash Microsoft" movement won't bat an eyelash. THEY DON'T
CARE. Read some of the stuff about and by Richard Stallman before anyone
had ever even *HEARD* of Microsoft Windows. (Hell, I coerced my boss
into sending him $100 in 1989, and I had never even seen a copy of
Windows.)
[...]
I'd encourage anyone who can write documentation or code to point your
browser at mozilla.org and see if you can help. Sexy or not, the browser is
the most important app on the desktop computer today, and Linux doesn't have
one.
If you care about Linux having a significant presence on the desktop, I
think this is about the most sound assessment of the situation today.
Like it or not, the corporate desktop is driven by the masses who *ARE
NOT COMPUTER GEEKS!* Those masses care about
1) the browser
and
2) HTML Mail {Help me! It burns! It burns! Take it away!}
Bill Gates may be a lot of things, but he is not stupid. And when he
integrated IE and Outlook into the Windows desktop he was exactly right. And
anyone who wants to compete *MUST* compete there. No amount of perl code
will unseat him.
But, again, what are the goals of the "Open Source" movement. To provide
a freely available set of tools to meet their own needs? Or to compete
capitalistically against a well heeled competitor who *IS GETTING PAID!*
I'll wager that the "savior" of Linux on the desktop will be the one who
can figure out how to make a profit on the browser and HTML mail reader.
It may be open source or it may not, but I'm confident it will be the
one who can make a profit.
MB
P.S. If you *REALLY* give a damn about Linux on the desktop, stop giving
the poor newbies such a hard time about the HTML tags in their email.
Get over it, that's where the world is headed.
[Remove flame suit. Claim you were drugged and forced to say it.]
--
Michael R. Batchelor
Industrial Informatics Instrumentation, Inc.
Re: [Browser (was Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux)]
"Michael R. Batchelor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip MB hear, hear...:) P.S. If you *REALLY* give a damn about Linux on the desktop, stop giving the poor newbies such a hard time about the HTML tags in their email. Get over it, that's where the world is headed. [Remove flame suit. Claim you were drugged and forced to say it.] -- Michael R. Batchelor Industrial Informatics Instrumentation, Inc. And also considering that alot of you run M$ windows in a multi-boot (or whatever) there seems to be alot of BASHing (--- pun intended :))of M$ wares. IMHO Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Monitor Setup Program Used During Installation - How to find it run?
use Xconfigurator from a prompt or XF86Setup matt
[newbie] Re: Browser (How do we always get OT?)
Here here!!
MS is good for people who don't tinker, and don't care. It's NOT for
'US', but we already knew that, didn't we? I've always said that MS's
only real fault was pushing OS's out before they were ready. They do
put out some really good products (MSMoney99, Office2k, Age of Empires
all come to mind).
--
Ty Mixon
e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ:26147713
Original Message
On 11/14/99, 1:47:49 PM, "Michael R. Batchelor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote regarding Browser (was Re: [newbie] Opera for Linux):
[Don asbestos flame suit]
Face it, the open source community just doesn't find browsers "sexy"
to
create.
Well, they better change their minds on that one. It's where Linux
looses
the game if the only browser that's useful is IE.
That depends on the goals of the open source community.
Originally it had nothing whatsoever to do with Microsoft bashing, and
if Bill Gates purchases the USA in order to fire the DOJ, the people
who
were, and still are, in the middle of the "Open Source" movement
rather
than the "Bash Microsoft" movement won't bat an eyelash. THEY DON'T
CARE. Read some of the stuff about and by Richard Stallman before
anyone
had ever even *HEARD* of Microsoft Windows. (Hell, I coerced my boss
into sending him $100 in 1989, and I had never even seen a copy of
Windows.)
[...]
I'd encourage anyone who can write documentation or code to point your
browser at mozilla.org and see if you can help. Sexy or not, the
browser is
the most important app on the desktop computer today, and Linux
doesn't have
one.
If you care about Linux having a significant presence on the desktop,
I
think this is about the most sound assessment of the situation today.
Like it or not, the corporate desktop is driven by the masses who *ARE
NOT COMPUTER GEEKS!* Those masses care about
1) the browser
and
2) HTML Mail {Help me! It burns! It burns! Take it away!}
Bill Gates may be a lot of things, but he is not stupid. And when he
integrated IE and Outlook into the Windows desktop he was exactly
right. And
anyone who wants to compete *MUST* compete there. No amount of perl
code
will unseat him.
But, again, what are the goals of the "Open Source" movement. To
provide
a freely available set of tools to meet their own needs? Or to compete
capitalistically against a well heeled competitor who *IS GETTING
PAID!*
I'll wager that the "savior" of Linux on the desktop will be the one
who
can figure out how to make a profit on the browser and HTML mail
reader.
It may be open source or it may not, but I'm confident it will be the
one who can make a profit.
MB
P.S. If you *REALLY* give a damn about Linux on the desktop, stop
giving
the poor newbies such a hard time about the HTML tags in their email.
Get over it, that's where the world is headed.
[Remove flame suit. Claim you were drugged and forced to say it.]
--
Michael R. Batchelor
Industrial Informatics Instrumentation, Inc.
Re: [newbie] Bumper Stickers for Linux/M$
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: my other OS is a *nix matt ps: howcome this q is about the only one I have an answer for ;) One little fix,'U*ix' Actually the best situation for a user right now is U*ix/Windows why? 'cause that's where I'm at ;-) 'Course a 'real' Unix user'd prob'ly have a problem with that ;= -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?]
I looked at gnus, not really sure how it installs or works? Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Jaguar" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 13, 1999 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?] For Binaries I use "NewsBin" on my M$ system...excellant proggy, it supports 6 threads and is a shareware. With a combined (all 6 threads)d/l over my cable modem, I get sustained 300K with peaks over 400K. For general NEWS reading I think that Netscape is prolly the best tho (IMHO). Not sure if Newsbin will run on Wine or VMWare. HTH Jaguar Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: the problem with most of the newsreaders is that one they don't thread well and two if someone puts a hypelink in their post you can't follow it Jeanette Mike Fieschko wrote: "Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jeanette Joe Marcom wrote: Hello, again. I've been using Free Agent as my NG reader in window$ for as long as I have been online. Now that I'm moving up to Linux, what do you recommend? Thanks. Joe Jeanette This newreader problem is almost as bad as the browser Jeanette problem. The best newsreader I have been able to use in Jeanette Linux is Netscape also. I have tried PINE, TRN, SLRN, Jeanette kexpress, Free Agent on Wine (runs but won't get news), Jeanette knews, krn, and Pan, and Star Office newsreader and Jeanette Netscape is still the best. If Linux can only get a [snip] Have you tried gnus? It is a mail and news reader which runs in emacs or xemacs. http://www.gnus.org Very configurable, so it might be a bit complicated to set up. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.75 and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Nov 12 St Martin I Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Not Mandrake...but Linux
I have just setup my 3rd Linux box, one on Redhat 6.1, another on Mandrake 6.1 and the new one is Suse 6.0. (Trying to learn all in the ins and outs to Samba and such) Anyway.the main partition on the Suse box is 100% full.I tried mv'ing directories like /usr and /tmp to the second partition and going to link to them there, but when I try I get the error "cannot move "filename" across filesystems: Not a regular file" Am I doing something wrong or will it really not let me move these files? Thanks in advance Mark
Re: [newbie] Re: Browser (How do we always get OT?)
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: Here here!! MS is good for people who don't tinker, and don't care. It's NOT for 'US', but we already knew that, didn't we? I've always said that MS's only real fault was pushing OS's out before they were ready. They do put out some really good products (MSMoney99, Office2k, Age of Empires all come to mind). -- Ty Mixon e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 26147713 Speak for yourself :) Windows is fine for those who've learned how to maintain it ... and unmatched as a gaming OS (I like flight simulator's an' Linux hasn't got a rival yet, the best one now work's better, much better on W98). Window's biggest problem is tryin to be backward's compatible, and work on any hardware out there. That, and people with hardware problem's, blame 'em on the OS. Anything past 'illegal operations' (application fault) is most likely a hardware problem. BUT who wants to admit the Dell they just sprung major bucks for ... is a substandard, limited, propietary, 'specially the newer ones... PC ? it's easier to blame it all on Doze -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [newbie] Bumper Stickers for Linux/M$
They prolly would: Seein as Im tied by work to windows it lives here too ;) matt On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, Tom Brinkman wrote: On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: my other OS is a *nix matt ps: howcome this q is about the only one I have an answer for ;) One little fix,'U*ix' Actually the best situation for a user right now is U*ix/Windows why? 'cause that's where I'm at ;-) 'Course a 'real' Unix user'd prob'ly have a problem with that ;= -- ..Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [newbie] Not Mandrake...but Linux
Mark Ramsey wrote: I have just setup my 3rd Linux box, one on Redhat 6.1, another on Mandrake 6.1 and the new one is Suse 6.0. (Trying to learn all in the ins and outs to Samba and such) Anyway.the main partition on the Suse box is 100% full.I tried mv'ing directories like /usr and /tmp to the second partition and going to link to them there, but when I try I get the error "cannot move "filename" across filesystems: Not a regular file" Am I doing something wrong or will it really not let me move these files? Thanks in advance You've discovered the "exception to the rule" of mv. When moving across filesystems, you cannot move the entire directory like you would within a filesystem. Use: cp -av original_directory new_directory to copy it over. So, to move /usr/lib to /mnt/newpoint/lib, use something like: cp -av /usr/lib /mnt/newpoint/lib That'll do it! -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] want to reinstall sendfax
I needed to uninstall the sendfax rpm so I could try hylafax. Now I want sendfax back. The installation CD does not have any RPMs named anything like "sendfax". Can someone tell me what file on the CD I need to install again? Please note that "sendfax" does not come up anywhere in a search of files on the CD, even though after sendfax is installed, the name of the package is "sendfax". Thanks. Karen
[newbie] RealPlayer G2
Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Realplayer for LINUX? Thanks Mike
Re: [newbie] forced checked
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: Figured out the problempartition has gone bad. What's the easiest way to reformat it and check it for bad sectors? mke2fs /dev/hdXZ where X=the hard drive LETTER (a-z) and Z=the partition NUMBER on the hard drive, ie hda5. John
[newbie] Using fvwm2 in Mandrake 6.1
After installing Mandrake 6.1, I've had trouble keeping fvwm2 in the list of available sessions on the login screen. I go into kdmconfig and add fvwm2 to the session list and it's available as long as I keep the machine up. However, the next time I boot up into Linux, fvwm2 doesn't show up on the login screen and I have to go through the kdmconfig process again. It seems that the file containing the list of valid sessions (/usr/share/config/kdmrc) is written over during the boot process. This wasn't a problem in 6.0. Has anyone else experienced this? Mike -- Mike Bishop [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.ghg.net/mbishop/
Re: [newbie] X problems
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: I got a serious problem with X when I make a new instalation of Mandrake 6.1. I installed it on a machine with a previous Mandrake 6.0, working fine with X - KDE. When I got my Mandrake 6.1 CD I backuped my machine and I formatted it and make a full instalation of 6.1 (with all packages). All process was ok. But when I tried config X, after choose my video board (trident 975image AGP) and the correct monitor (custom - The same setup I made with 6.0) and when the sistem try to run the test, I only get a blank screen with white lines on top (sometimes when I move the mouse, this line desapears). Ok, so I try install Red Hat 6.1 and everything works fine - with the same video board and monitor setup. Mandrake 6.0 and Red Hat 6.1 works with my video board and Mandrake 6.1 doesn't work, why? Since I prefer Mandrake, I don't want to use Red Hat 6.1 Does somebody know what is wrong ? I think that the implementation of X that comes with 6.1 is buggy. Go download the latest X from somewhere such as rpmfind.net, or xfree86.org or ftp.linux-mandrake.com John
Re: [newbie] RealPlayer G2
Dear Mike: To get your RealPlayer G2 Alpha for Linux, go to: http://proforma.real.com/real/player/linuxplayer.html Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] X problems
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: I try config X with generic VGA, with generic monitor at 640x480, 8 bits and not works. I try installing from another CD, nothing You haven't given enough info. What video card, what processor, how much RAM, etc. John
Re: [newbie] Monitor Setup Program Used During Installation - How to find it run?
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: How do you get back to that program that helped setup the monitor? It had that visual test to see what your settings would look like before you accept it. Seve boot to console mode (at LILO type "linux 3") and then type "setup" and select "x configuration" John
Re: [newbie] RealPlayer G2
http://www.real.com/products/player/linux.html -Original Message- From: mike sullivan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Sunday, November 14, 1999 5:02 PM Subject: [newbie] RealPlayer G2 Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Realplayer for LINUX? Thanks Mike
Re: [newbie] A real Newbie Question.
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: I have a K6-2 350 with 32Mb RAM and the thing runs great - OK, I still only use it for internet browsing and Email but so I haven't needed to add more RAM. You might however consider adding some more hard drive though. Which window manager are you using? I find that for KDE 32 megs is adequatebarely. If I have more than one or two apps open at a time, it's VERY slow, especially if one of those apps is Netscape. :-) John
[newbie] Seeking Timothy Lewis
Dear Timothy: I had a request today from someone on our list for your wonderful step-by-step instructions on installing Java in StarOffice. I told him I would send him and the list your instructions after I got your official permission since your instructions contain personal data that you might consider confidential. May I send him and the list your instructions on installing Java in StarOffice? I am sure there are many people out there who would be very grateful to you for them. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher Email:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
[newbie] Adding Partition
Hello, I just installed Mandrake 6.1 (said 6.5 on the box) and it was an easy install. I didn't stop to think that I needed more than just 900 Megs. I'm going to free up a partition that is now being used for data storage. This is just under a gig. My first question is: How do I set this partition up for Linux? I originally used Disk Druid on the install. If I knew how to run this program again, I'd add it that way. As someone in another message asked, how would I move information to the empty volume so I won't run out of space on the install drive? I'm not running a service or anything where security or whatever is a concern. I installed it all to one drive except for a 100 Meg swap volume. I have the system masquerading IPs across my LAN here at home. That part is fine. I just can't figure for the life of me how to see the information on the other 3 systems, which consist of 8 drives (HPFS and FAT32). I read today how to access a NFS, but I didn't have any luck. Thanks!!! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- --- Greg --- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- MR/2 Tag-Windows: Just another pane in the glass.
Re: [newbie] RealPlayer G2
On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote: Can anyone tell me if there is a version of Realplayer for LINUX? Thanks YES! There is!
[newbie] Font trouble
I've recently tried to install 6.1 on my HP 6357 and everything worked out except one minor detail, there were no fonts. On tbe desktop some of the icons showed up as a black shadow, others were fine, but not one letter showed up. I've had this type of problem with windows also where the fonts would be represented as square boxes, or not show up at all. I've completely erased and reformatted/partitioned my hard drive numorous times and tried every resolution type. When the graphics test screen came up during installation, there was a gray confirmation box that I hit "enter" even though it was not readable. My system has the Sis 5598 chipset with 64MB shared memory. Any help with this would be highly appreciated, otherwise I'll be forced to give the thing a drop-kick out the door. Thanks Vic
[newbie] HD sizes and such
Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] US Robotics 56kb V.90 modem
Hi My US Robotics 56kb V.90 modem runs at 49000 in windows 95, but only 37333 in Linux. What am I missing here. Is their a setting I missed. Thanks for any help. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] compiler cannot create executables
Hey, I'm trying to compile some applications here and most of them seem to give me the following error while running the ./configure: configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables. What could I be doing wrong in order to produce such a grave error? I'm guessing I am missing a package of some sort (I've been messing around with the kernel packages), though I have all of the following kernel packages installed: kernel-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-BOOT-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-fb-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-ibcs-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-pcmcia-cs-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-smp-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-smp-fb-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-headers-2.2.13-7mdk kernel-source-2.2.13-7mdk Your help is greatly appreciated. Regards, cyberclay --- cclay at fastlane dot net http://www.abednego.com
Re: [newbie] want to reinstall sendfax
Karen Heiby wrote: I needed to uninstall the sendfax rpm so I could try hylafax. Now I want sendfax back. The installation CD does not have any RPMs named anything like "sendfax". Can someone tell me what file on the CD I need to install again? Please note that "sendfax" does not come up anywhere in a search of files on the CD, even though after sendfax is installed, the name of the package is "sendfax". try mgetty-sendfax. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Seeking Timothy Lewis
Benjamin Sher wrote: Dear Timothy: I had a request today from someone on our list for your wonderful step-by-step instructions on installing Java in StarOffice. I told him I would send him and the list your instructions after I got your official permission since your instructions contain personal data that you might consider confidential. May I send him and the list your instructions on installing Java in StarOffice? I am sure there are many people out there who would be very grateful to you for them. Think you can send these personal messages privately? The last two that you _thought_ you sent privately both went to the list. Don't feel bad, I once told off what I thought was a potential employer over an mailing list once... it's that split second after you hit send that you suddenly realize that you've made a horribly bad mistake. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Font trouble
Victor Henderson wrote: I've recently tried to install 6.1 on my HP 6357 and everything worked out except one minor detail, there were no fonts. On tbe desktop some of the icons showed up as a black shadow, others were fine, but not one letter showed up. I've had this type of problem with windows also where the fonts would be represented as square boxes, or not show up at all. I've completely erased and reformatted/partitioned my hard drive numorous times and tried every resolution type. When the graphics test screen came up during installation, there was a gray confirmation box that I hit "enter" even though it was not readable. My system has the Sis 5598 chipset with 64MB shared memory. Any help with this would be highly appreciated, otherwise I'll be forced to give the thing a drop-kick out the door. Thanks Vic Someone at SiS must be laughing their ass off at the hell that they've caused computer users with their graphics chips. Personally, I'm not laughing. I believe there was a suggestion earlier today to try using the 'noaccel' option in the XF86Config file. Check the archives if you need further information... Personally, I'd probably ditch the SiS chip and get a nice card. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] HD sizes and such
Howdy all. Just joined this list, and should be installing Mandrake next week, if all goes well. I am wondering if someone could tell me how much HD space i should partition for it? I have 1.7 gigs left on my drive. Winblows and stuff takes the rest up. Would like 1.5 or something be okay?? I want to make sure i really love Linux, before nuking off WinBlows, like im sure i will =) I am not sure how big Linux installs as either, from what i could see, almost a gig for full install or something. Anyways, thanx for any help, i can get. Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] compiler cannot create executables
cyberclay wrote: Hey, I'm trying to compile some applications here and most of them seem to give me the following error while running the ./configure: configure: error: installation or configuration problem: C compiler cannot create executables. Make sure that the glibc-devel package is installed. -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Not Mandrake...but Linux
Mark Ramsey wrote: I have just setup my 3rd Linux box, one on Redhat 6.1, another on Mandrake 6.1 and the new one is Suse 6.0. (Trying to learn all in the ins and outs to Samba and such) Anyway.the main partition on the Suse box is 100% full.I tried mv'ing directories like /usr and /tmp to the second partition and going to link to them there, but when I try I get the error "cannot move "filename" across filesystems: Not a regular file" Am I doing something wrong or will it really not let me move these files? Thanks in advance Mark You need to copy the files to the new partition. Then rm the original files. Why don't you just copy all the files to the new partition then change fstab to mount the new partition as /usr, you can then remount the old partition as /what-ever and use it for what ever(/tmp, /var, etc). A lot cleaner than using links. If you do this you will need to rm -R the /usr dir from your first partition, if you don't you will not recover the space used by the files in the old /usr. If your not clear on this, do this for an example. make a file in your /mnt/cdrom dir without having the cdrom mounted. Now mount a cd and look back in the /mnt/cdrom dir, you will see the contents of the mounted cd. The file you created is still there, under the newly mounted cdrom, taking up as much space on the drive as it did before the cd was mounted. I just played this game on a file server with a full /, moving /usr will free up a lot of space. -- Brett Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Netscape mail problem
I think the Mandrake people deserve a lot of praise..this is the best distro i've ever used! It's fast, too...much faster than win'blows on the same machine...I'm really impressed. I've even gotten my TV working on my ATI all in wonder card! I was amazed! Mark Hav'ta agree. After a year's absence from Linux (RH5.1 for several months was my only other experience), for Mandrake an' Linux in general, it's clap clap clap, hip' hooray!! needless to say, I enjoy the hell out of it. I'd even go so far as to say the install and maintenance is easier than Windows now Nutscrape, that's a different story .. My best advice is to go with 4.7 and _don't_ install Communicator. jus' Navigator. I like SO for news, and Kmail, with either, it's no problem to clk on a link and see what's referred to, KFM does well. I've also run Agent (usin Wine) and don't see what the fuss's about. It's good for grab'n multi-part binaries off NG's, but that's about it. Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk (Cooker) is the best one so far for me -- .. Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] .
Re: [Re: [newbie] Good Newsgroup Reader?]
"Jeanette" == Jeanette Russo [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Jeanette I looked at gnus, not really sure how it installs or Jeanette works? Jeanette [snip] I'm unsure how to answer this. Have you a more specific question? On installing: there are rpms for emacs and emacs-X11 from Mandrake, which will install gnus. You may then either start emacs, or xemacs, and then launch gnus from within a running emacs or xemacs, or you may launch gnus directly by doing 'emacs -f gnus' or 'xemacs -f gnus'. Before launching gnus for the first time, you ought to specify from where you get your news, and look at the many options available to customize how gnus behaves. There are many web pages explaining customization options, and a newsgroup gnu.emacs.gnus. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: XEmacs 21.1, VM 6.75 and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Nov 15 St Albert the Great
[newbie] Linux and bios\harddrive settings
Does anyone know what the particuliars are if any for hard drives and linux... I have purchased a new motherboard and have a 4.2gb Ultra DMA 2 Maxtor hard drive spec 8184cyl 16hd 63sec. I have set it up using Large, LBA, and Normal bios settings. I have it jumpered to master. and it is on the primary ide controller. i have tried disabling Ultra DMA 2 and set it pio 2. on all of the settings the following happens first it hangs during the initial boot up after installation at the part where mounts the hard drive and says" this is not a linux native" and then it says "resetting hard" and it continues to load as normal. The system will run fine but if you do a shut down and halt, after the services are halted it produces a bunch of messages speaking of kernel dumps and errors. I have also tried a 2gb hd and had the same results. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] A real Newbie Question.
On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: Hi all, I´m very new to linux. Well, i havn´t really used Linux at all. Thats my question. I have a old computer that i want to run linux on the specs are: Pentium 120 32MB RAM 1 gig hd is that enough to run e.g. Mandrake 6.1 Everything but the RAM is sufficient. 32 mb RAM is BARELY sufficient. I'd double that, especially if you plan on running KDE as your window manager. That's a real memory hog and it's the default window manager in Mandrake. John
[newbie] Icons for KDE/RPM - What's Your Method?
I noticed that each time I install some new RPM, it doesn't install the icons. Am I missing a step or is this not automatic? If it must be done manually, could you experts share some of your efficient methods in acquiring/installing icons? Thanks. Seve
Re: [newbie] Netscape mail problem
"Joseph S. Gardner" wrote: This also happens to me: Netscape disappearing. When I start NS from a console window, and it crashes, I get the message "Bus Error" You should try doing this as well to see if we get the same message. I have also resorted to saving password in NS Messenger to overcome this problem. I am also very sure that it has got nothing to do with my mail settings; it happens randomly and sometimes more than others. Upgrading doesn't seem to help as well. I have tried L-M6.0 with NS 4.6 to 4.7 on my notebook and L-M6.1 with NS 4.6 and 4.7. I have also encountered occasions where Netscape itself takes about a couple of minutes to start. It comes up blank and the botton bar show "Reading File". My initial reaction was that it was waiting to connect to the server, etc. Apparently not, as my NS starts up with the generic L-M page which is actually a file on the HD. Would be most grateful if someone has got a real solution to this. Joe Marcom wrote: Good day, all; (this is a repeat...my mail returned the first one) I am trying to transition from windos$ to Linux, but having mail problems. When I open Netscape Messenger to get my mail, Messenger asks for my password, then immediately closes and returns to KDE when I enter it. Where have I gone wrong this time? I'm running L-M 6.0 with Communicator ver. 4.6. Regards, Joe Are you able to browse the internet, and are you sure of your mail settings?
Re: [newbie] Seeking Timothy Lewis
Steve, I think he was actually meaning to send this message to the list. I am assuming that he can't find this guy's email address, but knew that he was on the list. I'm pretty sure that this was intentional. I don't think he has made a mistake. We're trying to get the instructions that this Mr. Lewis sent to him on setting up java in staroffice. mark. - Original Message - From: Steve Philp [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 14, 1999 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Seeking Timothy Lewis Think you can send these personal messages privately? The last two that you _thought_ you sent privately both went to the list. Don't feel bad, I once told off what I thought was a potential employer over an mailing list once... it's that split second after you hit send that you suddenly realize that you've made a horribly bad mistake.
Re: [newbie] Utilities
M Thompson wrote: I believe the solution, from prior mailing list E-mails, was to create a "Utilities 1" and a "Utilities 2" folder and then move the links around accordingly. I believe there's a utility called "kmenu edit" that let's you accomplish this task. Please check the mail archive for further discussion and other work-arounds. HTH, Matt From: Dennis Robertson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Utilities Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 10:27:02 + Here is a real newbie question. When I click on K and scroll to Utilities I get a list that exceeds the max height of the screen. It shows from A at the top to P at the bottom. How do I access utilities at the bottom which are off the screen; ie those from Q to Z? Thanks. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com Matt, Thanks. With your guidance I figured out how to do it. Regards. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
Re: [newbie] A real Newbie Question.
If u want to run Mandrake at least alloccate 1.2 Gb of disk space for custom, server, workstation and select the option install everything. Clyde At 08:05 PM 11/14/99 -0500, you wrote: On Sun, 14 Nov 1999, you wrote: Hi all, I´m very new to linux. Well, i havn´t really used Linux at all. Thats my question. I have a old computer that i want to run linux on the specs are: Pentium 120 32MB RAM 1 gig hd is that enough to run e.g. Mandrake 6.1 Everything but the RAM is sufficient. 32 mb RAM is BARELY sufficient. I'd double that, especially if you plan on running KDE as your window manager. That's a real memory hog and it's the default window manager in Mandrake. John
[newbie] K Destop
Hello All, Every now and then the icons in the panel cease to work - I click on them, they appear to work but nothing happens. I have to restart X to get them to work again. Anyone any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks. -- Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
