Re: [newbie] X-server

[Ben]

If your using 6.0 you can use the XBF server.  I believe it is located in
the /apps folder on the cd.  Just follow the instructions in the readme
file.  Version 6.1 has support built in.  It has several different i740
cards listed, as well as a generic agp and pci i740.

Good Luck
Ben
- Original Message -
From: Cheeqa Kidman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Linux Mandrake <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 4:34 AM
Subject: [newbie] X-server


> Hi,
> If you want to know who is the real beginner in Linux, well, that will be
> me.
>
> I've just installed Linux-Mandrake on my PC, but I can't set up the
> X-server.
> I think it caused by the false configuration of my Display card. My
display
> card is i740 and it is not listed when I run Xconfiguration.
>
> Where can I find the right driver for my devices if they aren't listed in
> Linux Configuration (especially Display Card)?
> How can I install it if I find the file?
> Can Linux do plug-and-play?
>
> Thank's before...
>

Re: [newbie] Uninstalling Linux

[Seung-woo Nam]

Hi,
Have you tried fdisk or cfdisk in 
Linux?

  - Original Message - 
  From: 
  Lionel Barrow 
  To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:26 
  PM
  Subject: [newbie] Uninstalling 
Linux
  
      Hey guys, my question is: how 
  exactly do you uninstall Red Hat 6.1. I tried creating a win98 boot disk, 
  booting it and running fdisk /mbr but all that did was give win98 back control 
  of the booting sequence. I tried using fdisk to delete the partition but it 
  said that logical drives were in existence. When I tried to delete this 
  logical drive, it said none were there. I tried again to delete the extended 
  partition but still with no luck. How can I take Red Hat off completely. I 
  have another 1 gig drive now that I want to put Mandrake 6.1 one on so I wanna 
  blank my 3.2 gig hd to put win98 on and then put M 6.1 on the 1 gig. How do I 
  get Red HAT off???!
   
          
                  
                  
                  
                  
      Thanks in advance 
Lionel

[newbie] ISP connection only works for ROOT?

[Josh McCaffrey]

List,
After getting my modem to work under L-M 6.1 (which support told me
wouldn't work), I've discovered I can't find Kppp anymore (Murphy's
Law?).  So, I'm using KWvDial in lieu.  There seems to be no way to
change the AT commands, though I changed them under Linuxconf, but when
KWv dials up my ISP it uses an init string other than the one I want. 
The wierdest thing is that my modem is only detected when I'm logged in
as root.  Also, the FIND utility can't find KPPP, only KPPPLoad
(whatever that does).  Anyhoo, the installation went fairly well, and
I've gotten everything setup except for the scanner which I havn't
fooled w/ yet.  The modem took the most time, and I ended up disabling
plug n play and setting it up manually (gotta move my box somewhere more
accessible).  This is a learning experience, right?  Like I spent the
last 3 yrs fooling w/ windoze only to drop it like a hot potato. Good
thing this is my system, and everything I wiped out was mine, right? 
Boy, this is fun ;)

-Josh, ATL, GA  
2wk old Linux Newbie

Re: [newbie] "make xconfig" error

[Benjamin Montgomery]

There is one other Makefile in one of the subdirectories. I can't remember
where it is right now. Do some looking around, it is in one of the
directories that is one level below /usr/src/linux




- Original Message -
From: Siu Fai Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:17 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] "make xconfig" error


> I experienced the exact problem, any files should I modify other than
Makefile?
>
> SF
>
> Earl Karch wrote:
>
> > OK.  I edited Makefile and removed "preferred-stack-boundary=2".  I ran
> > make xconfig.  I ran make dep.  But when I tried to run make zImage got
> > the same "preferred-stack-boundary=2" error.  Which file should I edit
> > this time?
> >
> > Steve Philp wrote:
> >
> > > It means Mandrake never tested their packages before they shipped
them.
> > > The kernel will not rebuild as they distributed it unless you edit the
> > > Makefile.
> > >
> > > Change to the /usr/src/linux directory and use your favorite editor to
> > > edit Makefile.  Search for 'preferred-stack-boundary=2' and remove it.
> > > Save the Makefile.
> > >
> > > Now do your kernel compile and all will be well.
> > >
> > > It's been a month, where's the fix Mandrake??
> > >
> > > --
> > > Steve Philp
> > > Network Administrator
> > > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
>
  
> >
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fom
it-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-ex
ceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium -mcpu=pentium -march=pentium -ffast-ma
th -fexpensive-optimizations -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functio
ns=2 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -DCPU=386  -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
> > cc1: Invalid option `preferred-stack-boundary=2'
> > make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1
>
>

Re: [newbie] smp questions

[Benjamin Montgomery]

without a more info about your setup it is hard to say a whole lot. Do some
research on the motherboard you own, check out the manufacturer's specs and
see what processors they say they support (types and speeds). If you want to
do SMP buying a "cheap" motherboard is probably not a smart idea. Again, do
some research and find a board that others are reporting success with. Yes,
you want to have the same processors on the board (some even say that
getting processors from the same production batch give you better
performance). Check out http://www.tomshardware.com
I like to compare prices at http://www.pricewatch.com


> i have in mind doing some system hardware upgrades, one of the things
> that i am thinking about upgrading is my processor.  i currently have a
> PII 350.  my motherboard can support up to a 450.  i am also considering
> getting a smp motherboard and a second chip.  is there a good cheap
> motherboard that supports this, as well as agp, isa, and pci?  do the
> two processors need to be the same speed?  also, is there a better place
> to compare prices than cnet.com?
>
> tia
> :P

Re: [newbie] smp questions

[Seth Gibson]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> two processors need to be the same speed?  also, is there a better place
> to compare prices than cnet.com?
I would give pricewatch.com a shot.  They have smp boards for as low as 69 but
that might not necessarily be your best bet.  If you're looking for a certain
board i'd check pricewatch for it tho.  Good Luck!

Re: [newbie] pine setup

[Benjamin Montgomery]

Are you using your box as a web server? If not, then the fact that httpd
failed loading shouldn't hurt you. You won't be able to view the default web
page that has links to some of the documentation (if you installed it), but
otherwise no big deal.

- Original Message -
From: Dreja Julag <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] pine setup


> I get a message while booting about httpd failing.  Is this bad?  I have
gotten
> a few times before, but I don't think that it keeps me from doing
anything.
> Drew Jackman
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 20177604

Re: [newbie] "make xconfig" error

[Siu Fai Wong]

I experienced the exact problem, any files should I modify other than Makefile?

SF

Earl Karch wrote:

> OK.  I edited Makefile and removed "preferred-stack-boundary=2".  I ran
> make xconfig.  I ran make dep.  But when I tried to run make zImage got
> the same "preferred-stack-boundary=2" error.  Which file should I edit
> this time?
>
> Steve Philp wrote:
>
> > It means Mandrake never tested their packages before they shipped them.
> > The kernel will not rebuild as they distributed it unless you edit the
> > Makefile.
> >
> > Change to the /usr/src/linux directory and use your favorite editor to
> > edit Makefile.  Search for 'preferred-stack-boundary=2' and remove it.
> > Save the Makefile.
> >
> > Now do your kernel compile and all will be well.
> >
> > It's been a month, where's the fix Mandrake??
> >
> > --
> > Steve Philp
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>   
> gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 
>-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer 
>-fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium -mcpu=pentium -march=pentium -ffast-math 
>-fexpensive-optimizations -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 
>-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -DCPU=386  -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
> cc1: Invalid option `preferred-stack-boundary=2'
> make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[Mrs. Karen Heiby]

> >>> "Karen" == Karen Heiby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
Mike Fieschko wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> >> I do not have an Epson 660, but I notice in Star Office's
> >> Printer Setup, that this model is not listed.  What printer
> >> support did you install with Star Office?
> >>

I found the printer setup and I have it selected to use my Epson with the
drivers that work with every other program.  I still get this envelope
problem, though.


> Karen> I wasn't given the opportunity to setup a printer, however,
> Karen> StarOffice tells me I have a generic printer.  It prints
> Karen> documents okay (albeit VERY slowly).  It's weird because
> Karen> all my other applications have my printer listed as
> Karen> "epson", which is what I named it.  The printer drop-down
> Karen> box in Star Office doesn't contain any other options
> Karen> besides that Generic Printer.
>


> What printer drop-down menu?

The one where you select the printer after you tell it to print something,
before you click OK.  (But never mind, I have my drivers in there now).

> What version of Star Office?  I have 5.1 from Sun here, and 5.1 from
> Star Division, and on the desktop is an icon "Printer Setup", which is
> a link to $(inst)/bin/spadmin.bin
>
I have Star Office 5.1a and Mandrake 6.1.


So far I'm caught up with you.  I found how to setup the printer and I have
my various drivers set in there (Curiously, the driver that's supposed to
print up to 1440dpi can't be changed in StarOffice's configuration to
anything past 300, but that's another issue).  Anyway, after putting in the
drivers, Star Office still botches up envelopes by printing them at the
wrong orientation and then printing numerous pages of gobbledygook until I
turn the printer off and delete the queue.

Too bad, Star Office would be great for my needs if it weren't for this one
problem.

Thanks for any input you can give me!

Karen

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[Mrs. Karen Heiby]

Do you have an Epson 660 too?  I'd like to try WP8.  I was just wanting the
convenience of a total office suite, though.  You know, everything is in
once place nice and neat :-)

Karen
- Original Message -
From: WH Bouterse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 3:36 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE


> I too have had excellant luck with WP8 !!!
>
> William Bouterse
> Juneau, Alaska

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 6.1,keyboard and mouse problem.

[Warren Doney]

We need to know the make & model of your video card/chip,
& did you select it from the list during install ?

-Warren

- Original Message -
From: Will Downs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 1999 5:20 PM
Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 6.1,keyboard and mouse problem.


> I hope some one can help me, thanks in advance..
>
> I just finished installing Version 6.1.
>
> during the installation, when I was trying to configure X. I couldn't do
any
> thing at the test window, my mouse and keyboard where unresponsive... I
> couldn't type or move my mouse. I had to wait for the timeout to expire. I
> then skip this portion of the install to get the system up...
>
> On reboot, my mouse and keyboard are unresponsive althought the kernel
does
> recognized my PS/2 mouse. My keyboard is responsive until the login
prompt.
>
> I unplugged my PS/2 mouse from the system then rebooted. I was then able
to
> login and browse the system, but X (KDM) still didn't start. I ran
> Xconfigurator, without the mouse connected to my system. I still had to
wait
> for the timeout to expire. X still didn't work. I remember with a
different
> version of linux I ran before, gpm didn't like my system, could this be
the
> problem ?
>
> Any suggestions ?
>

[newbie] Mandrake 6.1,keyboard and mouse problem.

[Will Downs]

I hope some one can help me, thanks in advance..

I just finished installing Version 6.1.

during the installation, when I was trying to configure X. I couldn't do any
thing at the test window, my mouse and keyboard where unresponsive... I
couldn't type or move my mouse. I had to wait for the timeout to expire. I
then skip this portion of the install to get the system up...

On reboot, my mouse and keyboard are unresponsive althought the kernel does
recognized my PS/2 mouse. My keyboard is responsive until the login prompt.

I unplugged my PS/2 mouse from the system then rebooted. I was then able to
login and browse the system, but X (KDM) still didn't start. I ran
Xconfigurator, without the mouse connected to my system. I still had to wait
for the timeout to expire. X still didn't work. I remember with a different
version of linux I ran before, gpm didn't like my system, could this be the
problem ?

Any suggestions ?

[newbie] X-server

[Cheeqa Kidman]

Hi,
If you want to know who is the real beginner in Linux, well, that will be
me.

I've just installed Linux-Mandrake on my PC, but I can't set up the
X-server.
I think it caused by the false configuration of my Display card. My display
card is i740 and it is not listed when I run Xconfiguration.

Where can I find the right driver for my devices if they aren't listed in
Linux Configuration (especially Display Card)?
How can I install it if I find the file?
Can Linux do plug-and-play?

Thank's before...

[newbie] Sound card integrated on board.

[Dreja Julag]

Unfortunately, I just realized I got a peice of crap board that has an
integrated  sound card.  I enabled it to run within windows, but Linux does not
seem to pick it up.  Maybe I am just soo used to Windows picking up my hardware
automatically.  Can anyone help?  Thanks a lot.

On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> >Try Amaya for a graphical browser.  www.w3.org 
> 
> 
> Yeah, try Amaya for a good time, a couple of laughs...but probably not for a
> stable browser. I don't know how it fares on Linux but on Windoze, it can't
> display web pages (jumbles of words overlapping one another) and it crashed
> my machine within 2 minutes. Total piece of junk. Too bad, too, because if
> there's one thing this world needs it's a lightweight, customizable,
> developer-friendly GPL browser. Anyone have other suggestions?
> 
> Gregg
--
Drew Jackman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
ICQ 20177604

[newbie] smp questions

[pete moss]

i have in mind doing some system hardware upgrades, one of the things
that i am thinking about upgrading is my processor.  i currently have a
PII 350.  my motherboard can support up to a 450.  i am also considering
getting a smp motherboard and a second chip.  is there a good cheap
motherboard that supports this, as well as agp, isa, and pci?  do the
two processors need to be the same speed?  also, is there a better place
to compare prices than cnet.com?

tia
:P

Re: [newbie] pine setup

[Dreja Julag]

I get a message while booting about httpd failing.  Is this bad?  I have gotten
a few times before, but I don't think that it keeps me from doing anything.
Drew Jackman
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
20177604

[newbie] X-server

[Cheeqa Kidman]

Hi,
If you want to know who is the real beginner in Linux, well, that will be
me.

I've just installed Linux-Mandrake on my PC, but I can't set up the
X-server.
I think it caused by the false configuration of my Display card. My display
card is i740 and it is not listed when I run Xconfiguration.

Where can I find the right driver for my devices if they aren't listed in
Linux Configuration (especially Display Card)?
How can I install it if I find the file?
Can Linux do plug-and-play?

Thank's before...

Re: [newbie] emu10k1

[Benjamin Montgomery]

> 1) "unload all existing soundcard drivers, including soundcore?" (if this
> step requires compiling the kernel, i am going to need really detailed
> instructions because i would not even know where to begin :-) , if not,
> what else do i have to do?)

Usually sound card drivers a loaded as modules. Modules are pieces of kernel
code that can be dynamically added or removed from the running kernel. If
you type the command 'lsmod', it will show you a list of the currently
loaded modules. Most likely you will see soundcore, soundlow, sound, sb, and
probably a few others. To unload the modules you use the command 'rmmod
' where  is the name of the module that you want to unload
(get those from the lsmod). One thing to note is that some modules require
that other modules be loaded in order to be able to run. The dependencies
are listed on the right-hand side of the list. If you unload the three
modules I mentioned above, and all of the dependant modules, you will have
unloaded the existing soundcard drivers.

> 2) "remove all old soundcard
> references from /etc/conf.modules" (if this is the sound card i had during
> the install of linux do i have to perform this step, if so how?)

use an editor such as pico, emacs, vi, etc. to edit the file
/etc/conf.modules (you have to be root to do this). You will see lines that
define the parameters for the soundcard modules. Before you edit the file,
make a backup of it. Then go into the file and comment out the references to
the soundcard drivers that you already removed (in fact you might want to do
this first).

>3) "know if my kernel is compiled with version information?"

This one I'm not sure about as far as Linux Mandrake goes, but usually the
kernel is compiled with version information turned on. It refers to the
modules being marked with what version of the kernel source they were
compiled from.

Hope this helps

-Ben

Re: [newbie] Samba & Perl

[Benjamin Montgomery]

http://www.samba.org


- Original Message -
From: Mark Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Samba & Perl


> You mentioned you has Samba running correctly to where your Linux box was
> seen in your network neighborhood.
> Any suggestions as to where to find the best info on getting this set
right?
>

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Benjamin Montgomery]

I have a USR 56k modem that is not a winmodem and works fine under Linux. It
is not a PCI card. You have to read the box VERY CAREFULLY and make sure
that the modem inside it is not a winmodem. The other thing is that the
non-winmodems usually cost more.

> It's true that USR doesn't exist as a separate company since they were
> absorbed by 3Com, however, they still sell modems under the USR Brand
name.
> All external modems are serial modems.  Their ISA internal modems are not
> Winmodems unless labled such.  I believe them may make ONE PCI modem that
is
> not a Winmodem, but am not sure on that one.
>
>
> >From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [[newbie] modem install ]
> >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:41:06 -0500
> >
> >On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > > Does USRobotics sell serial modems?
> > >
> >Not really...US Robotics doesn't exist as a separate
> >company any more...they're owned by 3Com. ;-) (I
> >know...gnit picking, but hey... )
> > John
>
> __
> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept

[Steve Philp]

Jaguar wrote:
> 
> Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are located
> ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located in the
> Windows SUB-DIR.

You can usually tell what type of file it is by using the command:

file 

It will respond with it's type.

For beginners, system configuration files are in /etc.  Files necessary
to boot the system are in /bin, /sbin, /lib, /boot, and /etc.  System
administration files are in /sbin and /usr/sbin.  Libraries are kept in
/usr/lib.  The X Window System is stored in /usr/X11R6.  Local software
installations typically go in /usr/local.  Files that change frequently
get stored in /var.  /tmp _used_ to be cleaned at each boot, but I'm not
sure if that's true anymore (and I'm not interested enough to check the
boot script).  System daemons and other services are launched from
scripts within /etc/rc.d.  /opt is typically used for large commercial
packages like StarOffice, etc.

Hope that brief rundown gives you a general idea of things...

> I guess what I would like is to understand the why's/where's of the file
> structure and naming convention's of Linux.  Maybe knowing what is what will
> allow me to get a better grip on Linux.  As I see it, when I install a new
> program, unless it creates a link TO the file in a menu, I have NO clue where
> it ends up on the HD.  Only using the FIND FILE can I try to narrow it down,
> and even then I can't always find them...:(

If the files come in an .rpm package, you can use the command:

rpm -ql 

to list the files contained in the package.  If you find a file and
wonder what package it came from, you can use:

rpm -qf 

To get a brief description of the package, use:

rpm -qi 

> Sorry to be long winded, but as a newbie, I am sure other's have similar
> problems, and understanding them might make it easier on me/us.

There is a document called the Linux Filesystem Heirarchy which goes
into much more detail about the hows and whys of the filesystem layout. 
If you ever get a free weekend and are still curious about it, do a web
search.  It's a great document for understanding WHY things are placed
where they are.  It's also a little frustrating to realize that the
thing is a couple years old and distributions STILL violate it's
suggestions.

-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Uninstalling Linux

[Seung-woo Nam]

Lionel Barrow wrote:

> Hey guys, my question is: how exactly do you uninstall Red Hat
> 6.1. I tried creating a win98 boot disk, booting it and running fdisk
> /mbr but all that did was give win98 back control of the booting
> sequence. I tried using fdisk to delete the partition but it said that
> logical drives were in existence. When I tried to delete this logical
> drive, it said none were there. I tried again to delete the extended
> partition but still with no luck. How can I take Red Hat off
> completely. I have another 1 gig drive now that I want to put Mandrake
> 6.1 one on so I wanna blank my 3.2 gig hd to put win98 on and then put
> M 6.1 on the 1 gig. How do I get Red HAT
> off???!
> Thanks in advance Lionel

Hi,
have you tried linx fdisk or cfdisk?

[newbie] Mandrake 6.1,keyboard and mouse problem.

[Will Downs]

I hope some one can help me, thanks in advance..

I just finished installing Version 6.1.

during the installation, when I was trying to configure X. I couldn't do any
thing at the test window, my mouse and keyboard where unresponsive... I
couldn't type or move my mouse. I had to wait for the timeout to expire. I
then skip this portion of the install to get the system up...

On reboot, my mouse and keyboard are unresponsive althought the kernel does
recognized my PS/2 mouse. My keyboard is responsive until the login prompt.

I unplugged my PS/2 mouse from the system then rebooted. I was then able to
login and browse the system, but X (KDM) still didn't start. I ran
Xconfigurator, without the mouse connected to my system. I still had to wait
for the timeout to expire. X still didn't work. I remember with a different
version of linux I ran before, gpm didn't like my system, could this be the
problem ?

Any suggestions ?

[newbie] loading a module, program I should use?

[TRAVIS LOYD]

I have recompiled my kernel so I can make my ATAPI cdrom look like a SCSI so I
can now write cd's... got to load the scsi modules though, is there a program
I should use so I don't mess anything up that has been set up automatically?


Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com/?N=1

Re: [newbie] emu10k1

[Steve Philp]

"Jaswinder S. Ahluwalia" wrote:
> 
> I have an SB Live sound card that i am trying to get running under linux.
> About a couple of weeks ago i downloaded emu10k1 but i have some qestions
> about some of the instructions it gives.
> 
> How do I:
> 1) "unload all existing soundcard drivers, including soundcore?" (if this
> step requires compiling the kernel, i am going to need really detailed
> instructions because i would not even know where to begin :-) , if not,
> what else do i have to do?)

Use lsmod to list the modules currently installed into the running
kernel.  For each of them that looks like it refers to a soundcard, use:

rmmod 

on the right-hand side of the list will be some names in parentheses. 
You'll need to remove the ones with names there before you can remove
the ones in the parentheses.

> 2) "remove all old soundcard
> references from /etc/conf.modules" (if this is the sound card i had during
> the install of linux do i have to perform this step, if so how?) 3) "know
> if my kernel is compiled with version information?"

Check /etc/conf.modules to see if there's any sound modules referenced
in there.  If there are, just delete the lines and save the file.

Hope that helps!
-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] connect/software issue?

[Steve Philp]

PadLocke wrote:
> 
> This one was an enigma till I "fixed" it.
> Mandrake dist. 6.0. Used kppp to dial into my ISP and all was well. The problem
> was that I couldn't launce anything while I was connected. No email client,
> browser, filemanager, terminal, nothing. Thing was though, that any app that
> was running before I connected would run normally, unless it launched a seperate
> thread. Then, of course, that thread wouldn't run.
> My "fix"
> I was installing a new kernel and messed up. Of course I didn't make a backup
> of my working kernel. That would have been the smart thing to do right? Anyway.
> I had to reinstall from my dist. CD and everything worked the way it was
> supposed to work after that. I could launce whatever I wanted before and after
> and during my connection to my ISP.

Reinstallation is hardly a fix for the simple problem at hand.  You got
lucky on the second try is all...

-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] X-server

[Cheeqa Kidman]

Hi,
If you want to know who is the real beginner in Linux, well, that will be
me.

I've just installed Linux-Mandrake on my PC, but I can't set up the
X-server.
I think it caused by the false configuration of my Display card. My display
card is i740 and it is not listed when I run Xconfiguration.

Where can I find the right driver for my devices if they aren't listed in
Linux Configuration (especially Display Card)?
How can I install it if I find the file?
Can Linux do plug-and-play?

Thank's before...


BEGIN:VCARD
VERSION:2.1
N:Kidman;Cheeqa;;Ms.
FN:Cheeqa Kidman
NICKNAME:Cheeqa
ORG:TELKOMSEL;O & M
TITLE:Staff
TEL;WORK;VOICE:0411-332811
TEL;HOME;VOICE:0411-444962
TEL;CELL;VOICE:0811-414411
TEL;WORK;FAX:0411-332111
ADR;WORK:;Regional Irama Sulawesi;G. Bawakaraeng No. 7B-C;Ujungpandang;Sulawesi Selatan;;Indonesia
LABEL;WORK;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Regional Irama Sulawesi=0D=0AG. Bawakaraeng No. 7B-C=0D=0AUjungpandang, Sula=
wesi Selatan=0D=0AIndonesia
ADR;HOME:;;A. P. Petarani Blok G.A. 9 NO.7;Ujungpandang;Sulawesi Selatan;90231;Indonesia
LABEL;HOME;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:A. P. Petarani Blok G.A. 9 NO.7=0D=0AUjungpandang, Sulawesi Selatan 90231=
=0D=0AIndonesia
X-WAB-GENDER:1
URL:
URL:http://www.telkomsel.com
EMAIL;PREF;INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
REV:19990920T133433Z
END:VCARD

Re: [newbie] "make xconfig" error

[Earl Karch]

OK.  I edited Makefile and removed "preferred-stack-boundary=2".  I ran
make xconfig.  I ran make dep.  But when I tried to run make zImage got
the same "preferred-stack-boundary=2" error.  Which file should I edit
this time?



Steve Philp wrote:
 
> It means Mandrake never tested their packages before they shipped them.
> The kernel will not rebuild as they distributed it unless you edit the
> Makefile.
> 
> Change to the /usr/src/linux directory and use your favorite editor to
> edit Makefile.  Search for 'preferred-stack-boundary=2' and remove it.
> Save the Makefile.
> 
> Now do your kernel compile and all will be well.
> 
> It's been a month, where's the fix Mandrake??
> 
> --
> Steve Philp
> Network Administrator
> Advance Packaging Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]

gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 
-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer 
-fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium -mcpu=pentium -march=pentium -ffast-math 
-fexpensive-optimizations -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 
-mpreferred-stack-boundary=2  -DCPU=386  -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
cc1: Invalid option `preferred-stack-boundary=2'
make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1

Re: [newbie] Samba & Perl

[Geoff Harris]

Here is a petty good place.
http://www.sfu.ca/~yzhang/linux/samba/part5.html

- Original Message -
From: Mark Ramsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Samba & Perl


> You mentioned you has Samba running correctly to where your Linux box was
> seen in your network neighborhood.
> Any suggestions as to where to find the best info on getting this set
right?
>

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[Mike Fieschko]

>>> "Karen" == Karen Heiby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Karen> Mike Fieschko wrote:

[snip]

>> I do not have an Epson 660, but I notice in Star Office's
>> Printer Setup, that this model is not listed.  What printer
>> support did you install with Star Office?
>> 


Karen> I wasn't given the opportunity to setup a printer, however,
Karen> StarOffice tells me I have a generic printer.  It prints
Karen> documents okay (albeit VERY slowly).  It's weird because
Karen> all my other applications have my printer listed as
Karen> "epson", which is what I named it.  The printer drop-down
Karen> box in Star Office doesn't contain any other options
Karen> besides that Generic Printer.

What printer drop-down menu?

What version of Star Office?  I have 5.1 from Sun here, and 5.1 from
Star Division, and on the desktop is an icon "Printer Setup", which is
a link to $(inst)/bin/spadmin.bin

Check your installationdirectory/bin for spadmin.bin.

Karen> How can I set up a printer like you say?  I looked
Karen> everywhere!  I would ask the StarOffice newsgroup but I can
Karen> only find a group in German!

http://www.sun.com/products/staroffice/newsgroups.html

There appear to be 23 English language groups there.

-- 
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Kernel 2.2.13-29mdk
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"The whole truth is generally the ally of virtue; a half-truth is
always the ally of some vice." - [G.K. Chesterton, in ILN, 6/11/10]

[newbie] Uninstalling Linux

[Lionel Barrow]

    Hey guys, my question is: how 
exactly do you uninstall Red Hat 6.1. I tried creating a win98 boot disk, 
booting it and running fdisk /mbr but all that did was give win98 back control 
of the booting sequence. I tried using fdisk to delete the partition but it said 
that logical drives were in existence. When I tried to delete this logical 
drive, it said none were there. I tried again to delete the extended partition 
but still with no luck. How can I take Red Hat off completely. I have another 1 
gig drive now that I want to put Mandrake 6.1 one on so I wanna blank my 3.2 gig 
hd to put win98 on and then put M 6.1 on the 1 gig. How do I get Red HAT 
off???!
 
        
                
                
                
                
    Thanks in advance Lionel

[newbie] remove

[Piyush Patnaik]

remove

[newbie] Re: general info on where files are kept

[Jaguar]

Is there a HOWTO on the basic file types, and where certain types are located
ie: as in *.DOC is a document, *.INI is an initialization file located in the
Windows SUB-DIR.
I guess what I would like is to understand the why's/where's of the file
structure and naming convention's of Linux.  Maybe knowing what is what will
allow me to get a better grip on Linux.  As I see it, when I install a new
program, unless it creates a link TO the file in a menu, I have NO clue where
it ends up on the HD.  Only using the FIND FILE can I try to narrow it down,
and even then I can't always find them...:(
Sorry to be long winded, but as a newbie, I am sure other's have similar
problems, and understanding them might make it easier on me/us.
TIA
Jaguar



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Re: [newbie] Install problem: it won't see my partitions

[Gregg Carrier]

>I just bought a new computer with a Quantum Fireball 20.4 GB hard drive.
The
>included special version of Partition Magic in the 6.5 version of the
>Mandrake-Linux seems to work fine; it builds a Linux partition and swap
>partition on the tail end of my hard drive. They are primary partitions and
>the main Linux partition is 3 GB in size. I intend to keep most of the
drive
>dedicated to the Microsux OS until I get a better idea of whether Linux
will
>meet my needs.

I just installed L-M 6.1 on the same size disk. Mine was installed as a
primary slave to a smaller Windoze drive. You can rule out the "Disk is too
big theory".

You do need to make a /boot partition at the beginning of the drive. That
could be your problem. It sounds like you haven't fully settled into this
new machine yet. Can you rework it so Linux can be at the front of the drive
and Windoze on the rest? Also, I didn't make partitions before running
install, but just let Disk Druid do it in the install program. That worked
quite nicely.

Good luck!

Gregg

[newbie] emu10k1

[Jaswinder S. Ahluwalia]

I have an SB Live sound card that i am trying to get running under linux.
About a couple of weeks ago i downloaded emu10k1 but i have some qestions
about some of the instructions it gives. 

How do I: 
1) "unload all existing soundcard drivers, including soundcore?" (if this
step requires compiling the kernel, i am going to need really detailed
instructions because i would not even know where to begin :-) , if not,
what else do i have to do?)

2) "remove all old soundcard
references from /etc/conf.modules" (if this is the sound card i had during
the install of linux do i have to perform this step, if so how?) 3) "know
if my kernel is compiled with version information?" 

Thanks,
Jas

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[WH Bouterse]

I too have had excellant luck with WP8 !!!

William Bouterse
Juneau, Alaska

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Larry Coolidge]

It's true that USR doesn't exist as a separate company since they were 
absorbed by 3Com, however, they still sell modems under the USR Brand name.  
All external modems are serial modems.  Their ISA internal modems are not 
Winmodems unless labled such.  I believe them may make ONE PCI modem that is 
not a Winmodem, but am not sure on that one.


>From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [[newbie] modem install ]
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 14:41:06 -0500
>
>On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > Does USRobotics sell serial modems?
> >
>Not really...US Robotics doesn't exist as a separate
>company any more...they're owned by 3Com. ;-) (I
>know...gnit picking, but hey... )
>   John

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Re: [newbie] Samba & Perl

[Mark Ramsey]

You mentioned you has Samba running correctly to where your Linux box was
seen in your network neighborhood.
Any suggestions as to where to find the best info on getting this set right?

[newbie] remove

[Dan Barker]

remove

Re: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[David P. Greenberg]

Try WP8
David P. Greenberg
Bitco Electronics
"In Service to the Recording Industry"
**Rock on with glowing glass**
-Original Message-
From: Mike Fieschko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 12:29 PM
Subject: [newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE


 "Karen" == Karen Heiby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>Karen> I can't find a single application that will print envelopes
>Karen> correctly.  I have an Epson 660.  Star Office feeds every
>
>[snip]
>
>I do not have an Epson 660, but I notice in Star Office's Printer
>Setup, that this model is not listed.  What printer support did you
>install with Star Office?
>
>-- 
>Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA
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>"Veblen's conspicuous consumption is still around.  But it generally
>has to share the stage with conspicuous compassion, another form of
>compulsive display."  [Wilfred M. McClay in First Things, December
>1998]
>

Re: [newbie] No bounces???

[Steve Philp]

John Aldrich wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> >
> > Bad form to reply to my own message, I know, but just a "heads up" that
> > the bounces are still occuring.  :(
> >
> I know... :-( Sheesh. I'm doing the same job they are and
> at least *I* admit when there's a problem with our configs.
> :-(

Ah, but it's so much EASIER to blame someone else!  And you don't lose a
life in whatever game you happen to be playing at the time either.  :)

-- 
Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Sendmail

[Steve Philp]

"Eric L. Damron" wrote:
> 
> I was told that if I remove the -bd flag from the script that starts
> sendmail, it would no longer listen to port 25.  This is exactly what I want
> but I don't know what script I need to edit.  (Mandrake 6.0)
> 
> Does anyone know what script / file I need to edit?

/etc/rc.d/init.d/sendmail

-- 
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Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] connect/software issue?

[PadLocke]

This one was an enigma till I "fixed" it.
Mandrake dist. 6.0. Used kppp to dial into my ISP and all was well. The problem
was that I couldn't launce anything while I was connected. No email client,
browser, filemanager, terminal, nothing. Thing was though, that any app that
was running before I connected would run normally, unless it launched a seperate
thread. Then, of course, that thread wouldn't run. 
My "fix"
I was installing a new kernel and messed up. Of course I didn't make a backup
of my working kernel. That would have been the smart thing to do right? Anyway.
I had to reinstall from my dist. CD and everything worked the way it was
supposed to work after that. I could launce whatever I wanted before and after
and during my connection to my ISP. 


--
PadLocke the Ogre
There are two types of people in this world...
those who can count, and those who can't!

[newbie] Unmount

[Geoff Harris]

It wont unmount a drive at shutdown
 
 
I have Mandrake 6.1 Kernel 2.2.13-22mdk

 I have a command to auto mount a drive to a win box
it is in the rc.local file and it is a basic smbmount command

It used to unmount with no problem when I shutdown using the ctl+alt+del
Now it hangs and doesn't unmount, I have to shut the system off.
The only changes I made were to the chown of that directory, I changed it
from root to my user name.I switched back the ownership after this
started but it still does it. If I manually unmount the drive it shuts down
ok.

  ..any ideas ???

 Thanks
   Geoff

Re: [newbie] Installing on omnibook- mouseconfig hangs

[Neil K. Erickson]

I have installed linux - caldera version - on this laptop before and had no
problems with the mouseconfig. Why is mandrakes mouseconfig different?

John Aldrich wrote:

> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > I have recently tried to install mandrake 6.1 on my omnibook 2000ct.
> > Everything went smoothly until I reached the point where it probs for a
> > mouse after installing the packages. The response was:
> > Probing found some type of PS/2 mouse on port psaux.
> > The computer then fails to respond and I am unable to reboot exept to
> > re-try the install. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I know laptop
> > installs can be a #$!@#* but I have defeated the laptop install blues
> > before. Thanks in
> > advance.
> >
> Last time I saw an error like this, the laptop had to be physically
> hacked and the on-board touchpad completely disabled. You may find
> you need to open it up and unplug the touchpad and use the PS/2 port
> instead.
> John

Re: [newbie] bounced emails

[WH Bouterse]

Three different ones "septimius,urbanus,and carus" forwarded from me are
on their way !!!

William Bouterse
Juneau, Alaska

Re: [newbie] Printing problems

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I'm using linux Mandrake 6.0 with KDE.
> I have a remote printer - HP LaserJet 5 - part of the
> LAN.
> Lpd works when I try printing with lpr but there are
> problems when I try to print from Maxwell for example.
> I think that there is some problem with filters but I
> don't know how to configure the printer.
> 
I saw a similar problem posted about trying to print
from Netscape. The solution seemed to be to make a symlink
from lp (the default Netscape print device) to lp0 (the
default KDE/Linux print device )
John

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I just checked US Robotics site for my modem and in
> fact it will work under DOS, so I assume that it
> should work in Linux.  I just don't know how to
> configure it... 
> 
*Generally* speaking, you have to make a sym-link between
/dev/ttySx and /dev/modem. Once you've done this, use
setserial to set up the port speed, etc you want on that.
Never having had to do this, I couldn't tell you much
beyond that.
John

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I just checked US Robotics site for my modem and in
> fact it will work under DOS, so I assume that it
> should work in Linux.  I just don't know how to
> configure it... 
> 
What's the exact model number of your modem?
John

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> No it's not a winmodem... I checked for that before I
> bought it... 
> How is modem configuration done under Linux, and I
> will try if it works... 
> 
Peter:
Please visit the following page:
http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/19991113a.html

Then, if it's listed as "OK" please come back and ask us
again. At this point, I'm still saying EVERY *PCI* modem is
a WinModem (I know...there are a couple exceptions to the
rule, but I'm just using the old "rule of thumb.")

Even if your modem is NOT listed, it does not mean it's not
a WinModem. Does the box state "Works in Windows 95 & 98"?
Or does it say something more like "works in DOS and
Windows" ???
John

[newbie] bounced emails

[John Aldrich]

Hey, folks...
Let's get Mindspring's attention -- anytime you get a
"bounce" message from a server that ends with
"private.mspring.net" forward it on to
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" with FULL headers.

They seem to be in denial that this is THEIR problem. It
appears that "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" has subscribed to
this list, but that Mindspring doesn't know that.
"racetrac.com" is a dial-up domain of Mindspring with "stor
& forward" email (it says so on the "host" line )

Unfortunately, apparently Mindspring isn't set up to
automatically route all incoming email for "racetrac.com"
(regardless of what's before the "@" symbol) to their
mailbox *sigh*

Let's make 'em sit up and take notice that it's NOT just
one or two people having problems!
John Aldrich

[newbie] ADSL soon (I hope)

[Eric Mings]

I can almost taste it :-)

After months of waiting it appears that I will soon finally get adsl 
through a local ISP provider (assuming Bell South actually shows up to do 
their part). In anticipation I had my linux box built with dual ethernet 
cards. Currently one card connects to my home network and I have 
connected to the net via a 56k modem. Now instead I will have my other 
ethernet card connnected to an adsl modem. Has anyone setup a system with 
adsl connection to the net and might have some pointers about issues I 
need to consider? For example, I think there is more than one type of 
adsl modem available and I don't know if it makes a difference which one 
I choose. 


Regards,

Eric Mings Ph.D.

Re: [newbie] No telnet?

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Mandrake 6.1
> 
> [Q1]
> I and two of my friends have installed Linux-Mandrake all in the same night
> just by chance and it happens that none of us can use telnet on ourselves?
> 
> $ telnet localhost
> 
> fails says it connected but then that the server dropped their connection
> 
> [Q2]
> I installed a ssh rpm, I forget now weather it was a mandrake rpm, or one
> that I just found... and the server isn't running. I know I could add it to
> something like rc.local but is there some other way I should be doing this?
> I've used Slackware & Debian for about 3 years now but I'm unfamiliar with how
> rpm works and I don't want to break anything that is supposed to be done
> automatically.
> 
> --Actually, I'm not sure if the server is running or not, but I certainly
> can't connect to it. Maybe it is related to the telnet not allowing
> connections?
> 
> 
Mandrake (and probably RedHat) have a separate RPM for the
telnet SERVER and telnet CLIENT. Go get the Telnet SERVER
package.

For SSH, you need to add sshd to your /etc/rc.d/rc.local
Did you install the ssh CLIENT or the ssh SERVER? This also
comes in multiple "flavors" such as "ssh-client..."
"ssh-extras..." and "ssh-server..."
John

Re: [newbie] Linux and bios\harddrive settings (OT)

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> Hi John,
> I certainly don't disagree with you, as I've seen postings like this before,
> but I'm not good enough to offer a constructive software solution. What I
> was offering was a definite hardware config solution, so the guy wasn't
> compounding a kernel problem with a setup problem. I didn't want to see him
> following my path, and having to scale two walls to get to Linux.
> 
> I bet you can guess that my technical background is hardware based more than
> software based, eh?
> 
Well, turns out you may be more right than I was... He's
using 6.1. *shrug*
John

Re: [newbie] Font trouble

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I have a similar problem. I downloaded a seven meg file from rpmfind.net,
> but it appears to be the wrong file. As I am a dummy, can someone let me
> know what I'm looking for?
> 
> 
*I* certainly don't know...however a quick search of the
archives of this list for "SIS" or "sis" should bring it to
light. The archives can be found off a link to
www.linux-mandrake.com
John

RE: [newbie] modem install

[John Aldrich]

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > -Original Message-
> > From:   Singer XJ Wang [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent:   â 16 ðåáîáø 1999 8:19
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject:RE: [newbie] modem install 
> > 
> > Confirmed WinModem
> > 
>   [Mike Perry]  Anyone write software to emulate the missing hardware
> in WinModems?
>   I know they are a piece of @#$ but there are so many of them around
> that it is difficult to believe that
>   that cannot be supported by Linux.
> 
www.linmodems.org
John

Re: [newbie] No bounces???

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> 
> Bad form to reply to my own message, I know, but just a "heads up" that
> the bounces are still occuring.  :(
> 
I know... :-( Sheesh. I'm doing the same job they are and
at least *I* admit when there's a problem with our configs.
:-(
John

Re: [newbie] modem install

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem... 
> How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
> Is there a utility that I can use???
> 
The vast majority of PCI 56k modems are "WinModems" and as
such are unuseable under Linux. If you want to be
absolutely sure that your 56k modem will work under Linux,
take that one back and purchase an external modem that
hooks into a serial port.
John

[newbie] Sendmail

[Eric L. Damron]

I was told that if I remove the -bd flag from the script that starts
sendmail, it would no longer listen to port 25.  This is exactly what I want
but I don't know what script I need to edit.  (Mandrake 6.0)

Does anyone know what script / file I need to edit?

Thanks

Re: [newbie] modem install

[M Thompson]

Take it back and get a USR fax/modem that's not labeled "PCI" or "winmodem." 
  Sorry to be so blunt, by I would rather let my CPU do other things than 
run my modem.

I love my 3COM/USR V.Everything 56K Internal modem.  It took me 5 minutes to 
install it and make it work with LINUX.  The 3COM manual has 1 page devoted 
to LINUX.  I followed the instructions, intalled the modem, and loaded KPPP 
under LINUX.  It worked first time...I just set KPPP to use /dev/ttsy1 
(ttsy1 since I set the jumper on the modem to COM2).  The V.Everything works 
great with Win95OSR2, NT4, and LINUX.

Check out http://www.pricewatch.com or http://www.shopper.com for the best 
prices out there.

If your patient, which I'm not, you could check out http://www.linmodems.org 
and see if there is any progress on this topic.


HTH,
Matt

>From: Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] modem install
>Date: Mon, 15 Nov 1999 19:17:12 -0800 (PST)
>
>I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem...
>How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
>Is there a utility that I can use???
>
>
>=
>
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Re: [newbie] A real Newbie Question.

[Damien Mc Kenna]

Hi John Aldrich !

On 11/14/99 8:05:30 PM, you wrote:
> 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.

I'd say that to cut down memory usage:
 - don't use Netscape Communicator 4.61, maybe just the barebones
   Netscape Navigator 4.7 though.
 - If you're using KDE:
- don't use backdrop pictures.
- use only two desktops
Following these two ideas I've made a P100 pretty usable with KDE, but
once I get the server working right I'll probably stop it booting into
X at bootup.


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Keene State College, BSc Computer Science Student  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [newbie] Linux and bios\harddrive settings (OT)

[Larry Steiner]

On a somewhat related note, I noticed in MD 6.0 udma support was default
but
in MD 6.1 you can recompile the kernel to make it so. This can be
checked by
running the hdparm utility as root to check the hard drive throughput.
Can
this be done in the initscripts as well. I don't know. But I never got
any
messages during boot up or shutdown because of it, just a slightly
slower
hard drive. I assume they did it because it caused some prolems with
some
older hard drives my making udma support default.
I have newer hardware so I use "auto" in bios and support udma in
kernel.

Larry

Simon Norris wrote:
> 
> Hi John,
> I certainly don't disagree with you, as I've seen postings like this before,
> but I'm not good enough to offer a constructive software solution. What I
> was offering was a definite hardware config solution, so the guy wasn't
> compounding a kernel problem with a setup problem. I didn't want to see him
> following my path, and having to scale two walls to get to Linux.
> 
> I bet you can guess that my technical background is hardware based more than
> software based, eh?
> 
> TTFN
> - Original Message -
> From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 1999 5:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux and bios\harddrive settings
> 
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > The first thing I can suggest is set it to LBA and leave it there, Linux
> > doesn't like Normal or large. Leave UDMA active, although if it is UDMA 66
> > (I have no idea what UDMA 2 is, I've only seen UDMA 33 and UDMA 66), you
> may
> > have to go back through the mailing list archives to get some more info,
> > there was a thread some time ago, with some people having very bizarre
> > results with it. If it's UDMA 33, leave it. My Maxtor is fine with it.
> >
> > I would check the partitioning info you're giving it, are you starting
> with
> > a completely blank drive, or a blank area of the drive? Are you sure it's
> > blank? I have seen a very strange occurence of Linux being installed onto
> a
> > DOS extended partition, it went on, but it wouldn't come back off. We had
> to
> > do a low level format to get rid of it, it even defeated Partition Magic!!
> >
> > Apart from that, the IDE controller and the master/slave option is
> entirely
> > up to you, primary master is a good choice. And finally, have oyu used the
> > hard drive before, do you know it is OK? Try a Windows install or
> something
> > similar, just to prove it.
> >
> Simon...this really sounds like the sort of problems that
> went on with a virgin install of Mandrake 6.0. I'm guessing
> he needs to update his "initscripts" and kernel.
> John

Re: [newbie] test (OT)

[David van Balen]

Check the "rejection" message, if it's a "undeliverable" message from
mindspring then it wasn't the list rejecting it, it's due to whatever
trouble mindspring is having and should be ignored... it is quite annoying
though.

DvB



On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Simon Norris wrote:

> My last message was rejected by the list, but still arrived. I wonder if
> this is running on an NT server?? (couldn't resist a quick dig!!)
> - Original Message -
> From: Mike Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:35 AM
> Subject: [newbie] test
> 
> 
> Can't seem to send messages to this list :-(
> 
> trying again..
> 
> Mike
> 
> 

Re: [newbie] PRINTING

[David van Balen]

lprm job#
where job# can be obtained with lpq

If this is what you are doing, then the printer may be printing buffered
data over which the OS has no control... other than that, I don't know.

DvB




On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, Dennis Robertson wrote:

> Hello All,
> 
> Now that I have got my printer working thanks to Steve I would like to
> know how to stop it.  In Windows you can abort print jobs while they are
> running, but can this be done in Mandrake 6.1?
> 
> I have been into printer queue while print jobs are running (as root)
> and tried to remove the job from the queue.  I am asked are you sure?
> and on responding yes nothing happens and printing continues.  I have
> switched the printer off but it cranks up the same job when restarted.
> 
> I am very pleased to be able to print but does anyone know how to stop
> it mid-process?
> 
> Thanks.
> -- 
> Dennis Robertson  2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
> Phone: 61 7 54742343  Mobile: 0419 535539  Fax: Phone first.
> 
> 

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Mark E Hood]

I think all of their modems are serial modems. At least all of their
'consumer' modems.
mark

- Original Message -
From: Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: [[newbie] modem install ]


> Does USRobotics sell serial modems?
>

Re: [newbie] UN-Upgrading Mandrake

[Brett Jones]

DNS, is it running? are the settings correct? is there a
named.conf.rpmsave sitting in /etc with the original settings in it.
Upgrades blow, in the future you should back up the important config
files to a floppy or separate /home partition and do a fresh install.
Remember you don't need to format and zap the files in the /home during
the install. This is a great way to do an upgrade without losing files.

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
>  Well I couldn't leave well enough alone.  I listened to the voices and
> upgraded from 6.0 to 6.1 the other night.  Everything seems fine except for
> my "Web Server"   Before the upgrade, anybody browsing to kband.net saw the
> contents of /home/httpd/html. Apparently the Apache upgrade points somewhere
> else?  Anyone know where it points to now?   I tried changing the ServerRoot
> line in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf BACK to /home/httpd/html to no avail.
> Browse to www.kband.net and you will get "The Requested URL / Was Not Found On
> This Server".
> 
> Also, the OOS (Other Operating Systems) using my Linux box for a proxy now
> cannot browse the 'net.  They resolve the address, but are unable to pull up the
> site.  Perhaps ipcahins is screwed up now?
> 
> Obvioulsy some files were changed during the upgrade as I see files now such at
> httpd.conf.rpmsave and rc.local.rpmsave.
> 
> Is it possible to "back out", or should I plow ahead with my site down until I
> am miracled the solution?  (Or one of you Gurus slaps me silly and points me in
> the right direction?)
> 
> Forgive the rambling, but its Monday morning, and the coffee hasn't kicked in
> yet.
> 
> Thanks,
> Bryan

[newbie] Printing Envelopes NIGHTMARE

[Mike Fieschko]

>>> "Karen" == Karen Heiby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Karen> I can't find a single application that will print envelopes
Karen> correctly.  I have an Epson 660.  Star Office feeds every

[snip]

I do not have an Epson 660, but I notice in Star Office's Printer
Setup, that this model is not listed.  What printer support did you
install with Star Office?

-- 
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Kernel 2.2.13-28mdk
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Nov 16 St Gertrude
"Veblen's conspicuous consumption is still around.  But it generally
has to share the stage with conspicuous compassion, another form of
compulsive display."  [Wilfred M. McClay in First Things, December
1998]

Re: [newbie] DOS ?

[hevnsnt]

I am not sure if this is what you are asking for, but in Windows9x Dos
(Startup in dos mode) you can type:

"net start" (without quotes)

To join a windows/samba network.

.bill

On Tue, 16 Nov 1999, jeff wrote:

> Hello all. Well I'm back at setting up more things for the network.
> 
> My next question and or adventure is. Can I use Dos to get into the
> network? I have a few dos programs we would like to be file served on
> the network.
> 
> Any suggestions ?
> 
> Jeff
> 

[newbie] Install problem: it won't see my partitions

[Warren Taylor]

I want to be a Linux newbie, but I don't qualify yet because I can't even 
install it.

I just bought a new computer with a Quantum Fireball 20.4 GB hard drive. The 
included special version of Partition Magic in the 6.5 version of the 
Mandrake-Linux seems to work fine; it builds a Linux partition and swap 
partition on the tail end of my hard drive. They are primary partitions and 
the main Linux partition is 3 GB in size. I intend to keep most of the drive 
dedicated to the Microsux OS until I get a better idea of whether Linux will 
meet my needs.

When the install program starts up, it gets to the part where it has me 
choose Disk Drake or fdisk. When I choose either, it comes back with an 
error saying it can't find any valid partitions on which to install Linux.

Someone told me it was because my hard drive was too big and that the Linux 
partition (or a boot partition for Linux) needs to be below some address. I 
don't really want to split up my Windows partition into two separate small 
paritions with a Linux partition in the middle, and in any case, I see no 
way to make Partition Magic put it somewhere other than the default place it 
chose (the end of the disk).

Any help would be appreciated so that I can join the proud ranks of Linux 
newbies.

Warren

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Re: [newbie] Installing on omnibook- mouseconfig hangs

[John Aldrich]

On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> I have recently tried to install mandrake 6.1 on my omnibook 2000ct.
> Everything went smoothly until I reached the point where it probs for a
> mouse after installing the packages. The response was:
> Probing found some type of PS/2 mouse on port psaux.
> The computer then fails to respond and I am unable to reboot exept to
> re-try the install. Does this sound familiar to anyone? I know laptop
> installs can be a #$!@#* but I have defeated the laptop install blues
> before. Thanks in
> advance.
> 
Last time I saw an error like this, the laptop had to be physically
hacked and the on-board touchpad completely disabled. You may find
you need to open it up and unplug the touchpad and use the PS/2 port
instead.
John

Re: [newbie] DOS ?

[Simon Norris]

Just a positive word here, yes it is possible to do it. But no, I don't know
how. My Kingston ethernet cards came with a DOS based program designed to
make DOS networking work, but I haven't felt the need to try it yet. It
looks similar to a 'drive mapping' kind of idea, but not quite, if you know
what I mean.

Let me know offline (home email in cc) if you don't get what you need, and
I'll give it a go, and tell you what happens.

Good luck!
- Original Message -
From: jeff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:42 PM
Subject: [newbie] DOS ?


Hello all. Well I'm back at setting up more things for the network.

My next question and or adventure is. Can I use Dos to get into the
network? I have a few dos programs we would like to be file served on
the network.

Any suggestions ?

Jeff

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Peter Sadowski]

Does USRobotics sell serial modems?



--- Robert Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I had the same problem. A winmodem. I had to buy one
> that worked with Linux. 
> Sorry, I felt much as you do.
> 
> 
> >From: Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: Re: [[newbie] modem install ]
> >Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:47:05 -0800 (PST)
> >
> >I just checked US Robotics site for my modem and in
> >fact it will work under DOS, so I assume that it
> >should work in Linux.  I just don't know how to
> >configure it...
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >--- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >wrote:
> > > Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem...
> > > > How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux
> 6.1
> > > > Is there a utility that I can use???
> > > ==
> > > If this PCI Modem is a winmodem (as MOST PCI
> modems
> > > are), then you more than
> > > likely will NOT be able to configure it to work
> > > atthe present under Linux.
> > > :o(
> > > Hope I'm wrong about this being a winmodem. 
> Check
> > > the box and see if it
> > > requires Win 9x.
> > > Mike
> > >
> > > ++
> > > 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.
> > >
> >
> >
> >=
> >
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Re: [newbie] "make xconfig" error

[Siu Fai Wong]

I have encountered the same problem, anyone can help?

SF

Jeremy wrote:

> Hey I get that too!
>
> I thiink it has something to do with ncurses??  Are you running Mandrake 6.1 ?
>
> J
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, you wrote:
> > I want to recompile my kernel with support for my SoundBlaster CD-ROM, but when
> > I run "make xconfig" I get the following error:
> >
> > rm -f include/asm
> > ( cd include ; ln -sf asm-i386 asm)
> > make -C scripts kconfig.tk
> > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/scripts'
> > gcc -O6 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-exceptions -fno-rtti -pipe -s -mpentium 
>-mcpu=pentium -march=pentium -ffast-math -fexpensive-optimizations -malign-loops=2 
>-malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -c -o tkparse.o 
>tkparse.c
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.13/scripts'
> > cc1: Invalid option `preferred-stack-boundary=2'
> > make[1]: *** [tkparse.o] Error 1
> > make: *** [xconfig] Error 2
> >
> > What does this mean?
> >
> >  --
> > Be careful what you wish for...you might get it.

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Robert Benson]

I had the same problem. A winmodem. I had to buy one that worked with Linux. 
Sorry, I felt much as you do.


>From: Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [[newbie] modem install ]
>Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 04:47:05 -0800 (PST)
>
>I just checked US Robotics site for my modem and in
>fact it will work under DOS, so I assume that it
>should work in Linux.  I just don't know how to
>configure it...
>
>Peter
>
>--- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
> > Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem...
> > > How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
> > > Is there a utility that I can use???
> > ==
> > If this PCI Modem is a winmodem (as MOST PCI modems
> > are), then you more than
> > likely will NOT be able to configure it to work
> > atthe present under Linux.
> > :o(
> > Hope I'm wrong about this being a winmodem.  Check
> > the box and see if it
> > requires Win 9x.
> > Mike
> >
> > ++
> > 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.
> >
>
>
>=
>
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[newbie] Samba - Not Totally Blind, Just Poor Eyesight

[BryanMoorehead]

Hello again,

 I somehow managed to get gnomba to be able to "see" my NT box and its
shares.  Only problem is that gnomba cannot "see" any files in the shared
directories.  Am I once again missing something obvious?

Thanks,
Bryan

P.S. - As a test, the time is now 9:28 AM EST

RE: [newbie] test (OT)

[BryanMoorehead]

Mine took 24 hours!  You guys are lucky.  Lets's find out who is causing this
trouble and give 'em the Ping 'o Death (if applicable)

Bryan




Mike Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 11/16/99 08:31:08 AM

Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]

To:   "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings)
Subject:  RE: [newbie] test (OT)




My messages seem also to get through eventually (after half an hour or so),
so maybe it IS running on a NT server :-)..

> -Original Message-
> From:   Simon Norris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:   


â 16 ðåáîáø 1999 11:24
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [newbie] test (OT)
>
> My last message was rejected by the list, but still arrived. I wonder if
> this is running on an NT server?? (couldn't resist a quick dig!!)
> - Original Message -
> From: Mike Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:35 AM
> Subject: [newbie] test
>
>
> Can't seem to send messages to this list :-(
>
> trying again..
>
> Mike

[newbie] Printing problems

[Angelescu Basarab]

I'm using linux Mandrake 6.0 with KDE.
I have a remote printer - HP LaserJet 5 - part of the
LAN.
Lpd works when I try printing with lpr but there are
problems when I try to print from Maxwell for example.
I think that there is some problem with filters but I
don't know how to configure the printer.



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Re: [Re: [[newbie] modem install ]]

[Peter Sadowski]

Thanks,  I will give it a try and let you guys know if
it works or not.

Peter

--- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > No it's not a winmodem... I checked for that
> before I
> > bought it... 
> > How is modem configuration done under Linux, and I
> > will try if it works... 
> > 
> > Thanks
> =
> How did you check before purchasing?  A couple of
> others on the list have
> claimed that this is a "confirmed" winmodem.  I hope
> you're right and they're
> wrong.
>  Anyway, you can give this a try:
>  The modem can probably be configured using kppp
> (assuming you're using
> KDE).  It's on the menu.  You'll need to know which
> COM port it's on.  If it's
> on COM2, for example, choose ttyS1; COM1, choose
> ttyS0.  Then query the modem
> to see if it's being recognized.
> If you're not using KDE and do not have kppp, I'm
> not sure.  Perhpas someone
> else will jump in.
> HTH,
> Mike
> 
> ++
> Michael Scottaline
>

> COL 2.2   Linux 2.2.5
> * * * * * * * * * * * 
> It's a fresh wind that Blows Against the Empire
>

> 
>

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> today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
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[newbie] DOS ?

[jeff]

Hello all. Well I'm back at setting up more things for the network.

My next question and or adventure is. Can I use Dos to get into the
network? I have a few dos programs we would like to be file served on
the network.

Any suggestions ?

Jeff

RE: [newbie] test (OT)

[Mike Perry]

My messages seem also to get through eventually (after half an hour or so),
so maybe it IS running on a NT server :-)..

> -Original Message-
> From: Simon Norris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: â 16 ðåáîáø 1999 11:24
> To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject:  Re: [newbie] test (OT)
> 
> My last message was rejected by the list, but still arrived. I wonder if
> this is running on an NT server?? (couldn't resist a quick dig!!)
> - Original Message -
> From: Mike Perry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 8:35 AM
> Subject: [newbie] test
> 
> 
> Can't seem to send messages to this list :-(
> 
> trying again..
> 
> Mike

Re: [newbie] cookies

[Larry Steiner]

Don Whitman wrote:
> 
> Were does linux keep cookies. What about temp internet files. I want to delete
> some cookies and was wondering where they were. Is there an easy way to manage
> cookies in linux?
> 
> D
> 
> 
> Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at 
>http://webmail.netscape.com.


Look in your /home folder, enable 'show hidden files' and look
under .netscape

Larry

Re: [Re: [[newbie] modem install ]]

[Michael Scottaline]

Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> No it's not a winmodem... I checked for that before I
> bought it... 
> How is modem configuration done under Linux, and I
> will try if it works... 
> 
> Thanks
=
How did you check before purchasing?  A couple of others on the list have
claimed that this is a "confirmed" winmodem.  I hope you're right and they're
wrong.
 Anyway, you can give this a try:
 The modem can probably be configured using kppp (assuming you're using
KDE).  It's on the menu.  You'll need to know which COM port it's on.  If it's
on COM2, for example, choose ttyS1; COM1, choose ttyS0.  Then query the modem
to see if it's being recognized.
If you're not using KDE and do not have kppp, I'm not sure.  Perhpas someone
else will jump in.
HTH,
Mike

++
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COL 2.2   Linux 2.2.5
* * * * * * * * * * * 
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[newbie] DOWNgrading To Mandrake 6.0

[BryanMoorehead]

Sorry if you get this twice.  I sent it about 5 hours ago and still it hasn't
shown up.
Also, In that 5 hours, I checked the archive and found someone with the same
problem

Hi Folks,

 Well I couldn't leave well enough alone.  I listened to the voices and
upgraded from 6.0 to 6.1 the other night.  Everything seems fine except for
my "Web Server"   Before the upgrade, anybody browsing to kband.net saw the
contents of /home/httpd/html. Apparently the Apache upgrade points somewhere
else?  Anyone know where it points to now?   I tried changing the ServerRoot
line in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf BACK to /home/httpd/html to no avail.
Browse to www.kband.net and you will get "The Requested URL / Was Not Found On
This Server".

Also, the OOS (Other Operating Systems) using my Linux box for a proxy now
cannot browse the 'net.  They resolve the address, but are unable to pull up the
site.  Perhaps ipchains is screwed up now?

Obvioulsy some files were changed during the upgrade as I see files now such at
httpd.conf.rpmsave and rc.local.rpmsave.

Is it possible to "back out", or should I plow ahead with my site down until I
am miracled the solution?  (Or one of you Gurus slaps me silly and points me in
the right direction?)


Forgive the rambling, but its Monday morning, and the coffee hasn't kicked in
yet.

Thanks,
Bryan

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Peter Sadowski]

I just checked US Robotics site for my modem and in
fact it will work under DOS, so I assume that it
should work in Linux.  I just don't know how to
configure it... 

Peter

--- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem... 
> > How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
> > Is there a utility that I can use???
> ==
> If this PCI Modem is a winmodem (as MOST PCI modems
> are), then you more than
> likely will NOT be able to configure it to work
> atthe present under Linux. 
> :o(
> Hope I'm wrong about this being a winmodem.  Check
> the box and see if it
> requires Win 9x.
> Mike
> 
> ++
> 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.
> 


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Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Peter Sadowski]

No it's not a winmodem... I checked for that before I
bought it... 
How is modem configuration done under Linux, and I
will try if it works... 

Thanks

--- Michael Scottaline <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem... 
> > How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
> > Is there a utility that I can use???
> ==
> If this PCI Modem is a winmodem (as MOST PCI modems
> are), then you more than
> likely will NOT be able to configure it to work
> atthe present under Linux. 
> :o(
> Hope I'm wrong about this being a winmodem.  Check
> the box and see if it
> requires Win 9x.
> Mike
> 
> ++
> Michael Scottaline
>

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>

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[newbie] Samba & Perl

[martin]

Hi,

This may be more of a question for the expert list, but i'll try here
first.

I have got samba up and running from the Mandrake CD no problem so my
PC can be seen by my laptop's Win98 network neighbourhood.

At work i am working on some web pages that use perl scripts to
manipulate files on the server (basically a remote control of a
production environment). I would like to continue developing these
pages using my home setup (ie an apache server). I can get the perl
scripts to execute with (relatively) little effort - (don't ask me why
apache doesn't recognise the the '#!' directive at the start of the
script until the files have been manually copied to a new file line by
line).

My question is that the perl scripts use UNC naming conventions to
access the files ie '\\ntaonline1\prodin\*". Not surprisingly when run
on a linux box they fail (presumably the linux box doesn't understand
UNC names). Can samba help me with this ? If so how - if at all - can
it be integrated into apache so that the perl scripts can return the
correct results ?

I have checked out the samba documentation, but can only find info on
using the smbclient tool interactively (which incidentaly works well).
Lot's of questions, can anyone help with any answers ??

Thanks in advance,
Martin.

Re: [[newbie] modem install ]

[Michael Scottaline]

Peter Sadowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I bought US Robotics 56K PCI modem... 
> How can I configure it under Mandrake Linux 6.1
> Is there a utility that I can use???
==
If this PCI Modem is a winmodem (as MOST PCI modems are), then you more than
likely will NOT be able to configure it to work atthe present under Linux. 
:o(
Hope I'm wrong about this being a winmodem.  Check the box and see if it
requires Win 9x.
Mike

++
Michael Scottaline

COL 2.2   Linux 2.2.5
* * * * * * * * * * * 
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[newbie] PRINTING

[Dennis Robertson]

Hello All,

Now that I have got my printer working thanks to Steve I would like to
know how to stop it.  In Windows you can abort print jobs while they are
running, but can this be done in Mandrake 6.1?

I have been into printer queue while print jobs are running (as root)
and tried to remove the job from the queue.  I am asked are you sure?
and on responding yes nothing happens and printing continues.  I have
switched the printer off but it cranks up the same job when restarted.

I am very pleased to be able to print but does anyone know how to stop
it mid-process?

Thanks.
-- 
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Phone: 61 7 54742343  Mobile: 0419 535539  Fax: Phone first.

Re: [newbie] K Destop

[Dennis Robertson]

Steve Philp wrote:
> 
> Dennis Robertson wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> 
> Did you happen to dialup the Internet right before they stop working?
> --
> Steve Philp
> Network Administrator
> Advance Packaging Corporation
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]


Steve,

Yes, I usually notice the problem while I am using Netscape on the
internet.  It happened just a while ago while I was on the net and I
noticed that none of the items in K would work either.  I found I did
not have to restart X but simply log out and in again to get the system
working.  Very annoying though.

On another occasion earlier today I had disconnected, had started to
print some Netscape pages and wanted to stop printing.  I found I could
not open Printer Queue and then noted most icons had stopped working.  I
was not connected then.  But on each occasion I am fairly sure I had
either been connected or was connected just before; ie I had used kppp
to dial the internet shortly before.  I hope I am right in thinking you
have an idea of what is wrong.

Regards.
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Phone: 61 7 54742343  Mobile: 0419 535539  Fax: Phone first.