[newbie] Lnx4win
Hi all, Have been trying to install lnx4win, from the new 7.0 release, tonight on another puter, I have been having problems with actually getting to the graphical install. I did see the graphical install but did not have enough room so I uninstalled, and ended up back to the RH 1.1 install where it fails at mounting cdrom...I don't know what I did to get the graphical as I have been trying to get it installed for about 3Hrs now, or about 10-11 attempts, seems that after the install.bat your move to the "installed" lnx4win folder and run setup.bat, I thinks at that point loadlin is supposed to take over but my puter reboots.Any ideas? sean __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Can't install with giant Maxtors?
I'll try to do that, I THINK I know how to find the archive. I know I don't have this here since I only joined the list a few minutes before sending my email. M Thompson wrote: Please search the mailing list archive for an e-mail that I sent regarding UDMA controllers and ATA66. It was a recent E-mail. Matt From: Rodger Boots [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Newbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Can't install with giant Maxtors? Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2000 02:51:15 -0600 Attempting a first-time installation. The goal is to end up with an Apache server providing FTP to the outside world and internet access (proxy server??) and storage space to home machines. What I bought was 2 36.5 gig Maxtor IDE drives which I'm under the impression Linux will RAID together into one redundant 36.5 gig space. These are the master slave on the primary IDE (the only port that supports ATA66). On the secondary port is a CDROM drive that can handle 4 disks as 4 separate drive letters and an LS120 superfloppy drive. The first problem I ran into was the motherboard BIOS wasn't new enough to handle 30 gig drives. That has been fixed now. But Linux can't seem to figure out how to partition those drives. It doesn't matter if I let the installation program try Disk Druid or Fdisk, either way there is an error message (not there long enough to read it, though). It doesn't matter if LBA is on or off and it doesn't matter if I boot from the floppy or the CD, the result is the same. So I guess what I need to know is: 1) Should LBA be enabled or not? 2) Do I need a newer version of Linux? 3) Could the problem be that I'm not using a REAL floppy drive? -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
Re: [newbie] XF86 problem
the video card is ATI All-in-Wonder (NOT Pro) Noah Body wrote: What video card are you running? ok, here's the problem: i can't for the life of me get KDE to switch screen resolutions. - i've rerun xconf 100 times - i've manually edited XF86Config - i've tried many different options (including: configuring the refresh rates manually, configuring the order of the resolutions in the config file and trying the US-102 key kb option) i'm kind of up against the wall here, because every time i ask anyone, they only reiterate what i've already read or heard before and my ctrl+alt+[num+/-] still doesn't do a thing. please help. ps.s out of exasperation, i went and bought a larger monitor to comfortably accomodate the tiny fonts. actually, that's just a cheap excuse for the little lady, but it's not funny anymore.. ;) ...help
Re: [newbie] XF86 problem
OK, i repeat: i can't get KDE to switch screen resolutions. that means, that whereas most LINUX users upon hitting the ctrl+alt+numpad-plussign/minussign would be able to resize their desktop, i cannot. that is the problem. the small fonts, et alia, are the corollary. i don't need this for an app. i just would like to be able to exercise my right to switch screen resolutions should i so please. :) that's all. Sam wrote: Okay, So you've told us what you've done- but what is the problem? Are the fonts too small? Do you need to swap resolutions for different applications? Are the fonts in Netscape too small? There are several answers possible, depending on the reason. ok, here's the problem: i can't for the life of me get KDE to switch screen resolutions. - i've rerun xconf 100 times - i've manually edited XF86Config - i've tried many different options (including: configuring the refresh rates manually, configuring the order of the resolutions in the config file and trying the US-102 key kb option) i'm kind of up against the wall here, because every time i ask anyone, they only reiterate what i've already read or heard before and my ctrl+alt+[num+/-] still doesn't do a thing. please help. ps.s out of exasperation, i went and bought a larger monitor to comfortably accomodate the tiny fonts. actually, that's just a cheap excuse for the little lady, but it's not funny anymore.. ;) ...help
Re: [Re: [newbie] XF86 problem]
"Muad'Dib" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, i repeat: i can't get KDE to switch screen resolutions. that means, that whereas most LINUX users upon hitting the ctrl+alt+numpad-plussign/minussign would be able to resize their desktop, i cannot. that is the problem. the small fonts, et alia, are the corollary. i don't need this for an app. i just would like to be able to exercise my right to switch screen resolutions should i so please. :) that's all. === Then you need to have more than one resolution listed xf86config file. Try XF86Setup It's totally graphical. It will allow you to choose several possible resolutions (e.g., 640x480; 800x600; etc...) and will make the necessary changes to xf86config. Save the changes, restart x, and then try cntrlalt+/-. It should now work. HTH, Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] C / C++
I'm a very newbie boy. I have linux mandrake 6.0 and I want to start doing my tasks on linux. I'm learning C/C++ and I use Borland C/C++ 3.0 under DOS. How can I write C/C++ programs under linux?. Is there a C/C++ compiler? Is there and C/C++ IDE? José Jesús García
[newbie] zip drive troubles... Please help!
Hello all, I recently tried to connect my zip drive up to my computer, but ran into some problems... as root, I ran insmod parport with no problems, but when I ran insmod ppa I got the following: sda: read capacity failed sda: stating = 0, message = 00, host = 0, driver = 28 sda: extended sense code = 2 sda: block size assume to be 512 bytes disk size 1GB sda: scsi disk I/O error: dev 08:00, sector 0 unable to read table I'm not quite sure what all of this means, did I goof somewhere? I have a parallel port zip 100 drive, which shouldn't be too hard to install :) Thanks in adance! Joe :)
[newbie] no text at GUI...!??
i have a problem w/ my X-window system (or maybe GUI)... it started but didn't display any text at all... did misconfigure something or i have a compatibility problem... .nfo ; +SIS 5597 vga card +supervga 800x600 @56Hz monitor how can i solve this problem...?!?@ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://linux.com.my
[newbie] DHCPCD Problem
I recently installed Mandrake 7 on a new machine and I am having trouble getting a dynamic IP address from my ISP. I have had no trouble in the past using Redhat and Slackware (with another ISP). My ISP gives me 2 dynamic IP's. I had 2 windows boxes running and now I have 1 windows box and 1 linux box. I have tried using Pump and DHCPCD and when I run them both I get a timeout saying no server responded. I have the NICs going through a hub, so I know a good connection is made with the NICs. Does anyone have any suggestions for me? Could it be that my ISP is looking for the Mac address of NIC on the old machine and won't assign an IP address to another card? Thanks, Matt Matt Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas AM University http://eskimo.tamu.edu/~mattt/
[newbie] Distorted Console
I have a weird problem with KDE... When I boot up the machine the console looks fine, but once I start KDE and swtich to another console window, the console is fuzzy and hard to read. And even after I leave KDE the console still is fuzzy. It only corrects itself when I reboot the machine. I have a Diamond Stealth II G460 card with 8MB of ram. I have tried different resolutions and configurations with X, but it does it everytime. Any ideas? Thanks, Matt Matt Turner [EMAIL PROTECTED] Texas AM University http://eskimo.tamu.edu/~mattt/
Re: [newbie] Lilo
I was wrong! excuse me I was thinking about mine that have also win2000.you have to configure it in config.sys file. - Original Message - From: Ricky [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo you are not using lilo to boot linux.it uses loadlinit creates a file en your c drive called boot.ini where you can change the defaut os you want... good luck!!! - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 12:36 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lilo I installed Mandrake using the ln4win install option. So far it has been great. It uses Windows 98 boot manager to select windows or Linux and creates an icon on the Windows desktop to allow booting to Linux. How do I make windows 98 my default os with lilo
[newbie] mountd: couldn't start xtab
I am getting a new error during bootup...( I think from shutting down before Linux was ready for _POWER OFF_) mountd: couldn't start xtab /var/something/something ---might be wrong..it flashed by too quickly Anyone know what is happening, or how to fix TIA Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] C / C++
José Jesús García Montero wrote: I'm a very newbie boy. I have linux mandrake 6.0 and I want to start doing my tasks on linux. I'm learning C/C++ and I use Borland C/C++ 3.0 under DOS. How can I write C/C++ programs under linux?. Is there a C/C++ compiler? Is there and C/C++ IDE? José Jesús García If you have a Mandrake cd, there should be a c/c++ compiler/headers/etc on it. You'll have to install the RPMs. For an IDE, try checking on freshmeat.net.
[newbie] Sblive installation woes
Hi. I am extremely new to linux and am having mondo problems. According to all the documentation I have found.. there is supposed to be a MAKE/PMAKE command.I cannot find any reference to this on my computer whatsoever. I am getting extremely frustrated with this as I have been trying for over a week to get sound. My other problem is in reguards to my C: Drive. It is an 8.4gig Windows 98 Fat32 drive. Linux is installed on drive d: which is a 3.2gig drive. When booting linux I get an error Unable to mount /dev/hda1 . : wrong fs type, bad/corrupted superblock or too many filesystems mounted. HElp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Sblive installation woes
Good Day I skipped over the make part in the help from the web page. All works well. Also, the /boot has to be on the first partition /dev/hda1 (I believe) -Original Message-From: Tim Warden [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 1:08 PMTo: Newbie@Linux-Mandrake. ComSubject: [newbie] Sblive installation woes Hi. I am extremely new to linux and am having mondo problems. According to all the documentation I have found.. there is supposed to be a MAKE/PMAKE command.I cannot find any reference to this on my computer whatsoever. I am getting extremely frustrated with this as I have been trying for over a week to get sound. My other problem is in reguards to my C: Drive. It is an 8.4gig Windows 98 Fat32 drive. Linux is installed on drive d: which is a 3.2gig drive. When booting linux I get an error Unable to mount /dev/hda1 . : wrong fs type, bad/corrupted superblock or too many filesystems mounted. HElp [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7 download
Try here: ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/ This is a true iso file. I'm using Adaptec's CD Writer and it will automatically detect a true iso image, it does so on my box. If yours does not recognize this then I would say that you have a problem with your program. - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Casey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 7:55 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7 download I am downloading Mandrake 7.0 as a fix for my Rage 128 problem I posted about earlier. I couldn't find a true .iso image to burn a CD from so I am downloading the whole file structure from a mirror. Of course there have been a couple of breaks in the download (even though it is over a DirecPC dish , it is taking several hours obviously...) and I want to make sure that I have not missed anything. What is the easiest way to check the directory that I have downloaded to make sure that I have gotten everything required... If you say print out a list and start checking I'm gonna cry!!! Also can I install someway from a windoze partition directly to my Linux partition (Downloaded files are on C: drive...) or do I need to burn a CD and make a boot floppy. (Or will the CD be bootable , if not can I make it bootable???) Thanks a ton... Jeremy Casey [EMAIL PROTECTED] P.S. I have read what little info I could find on the Linux-Mandrake site about downloading and installing 7.0 and that wasn't much...If it is already written up in a HOW-TO please let me know ...I don't mind researching , I've just hit a brick wall on some basics here...
[newbie] need quick help 4 downloading
I would need some quick help so that I could go ahead with downloading during this night. I am using Mandrake 6.1 with Kernel 2.2.13 and want to download Mandrake 7.0 now. several questions: 1) can I install the 7.0 version OVER my 6.1 version? Does everything remains unchanged? All programs, configuration etc.? 2) I want to download using my Windows 98 (either with WS_FTP or with Go!zilla). I already tried it, but got problems with the symbolik link directories! HOW can I do that? WS_FTP broke up and told me that it could NOT download the file (but it`s just a symbolic link, not?!) 3) I can download all in binary (with Auto enabled), YES?! 4) I can use Win98 to write everything to a CD, yes?! I would appreciate a quick response, so that I could start tonight.. we are talking about 500+ MB !! :-)) thanks, marc
RE: [newbie] Mandrake 7 download
You can also try ftp://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/linux/Mandrake/iso I got very fast downloads from this server. -Original Message- From: Steven P Hull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:34 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7 download Try here: ftp.linuxberg.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/ This is a true iso file. I'm using Adaptec's CD Writer and it will automatically detect a true iso image, it does so on my box. If yours does not recognize this then I would say that you have a problem with your program. - Original Message - From: "Jeremy Casey" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 7:55 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7 download I am downloading Mandrake 7.0 as a fix for my Rage 128 problem I posted about earlier. I couldn't find a true .iso image to burn a CD from so I am
[newbie] netscape not working with dialup
I was running Linux Mandrake 6.1 with a dsl connection but since have moved to a remote area and after changing my hard drive and removing the network card, I have reinstalled mandrake 6.1 but when I set the /dev/modem using modemtool and configure kppp netscape doesnt find it or something. I can use ftp and also chat programs. When I attempt to use netscape it returns an error that it cant locate etc... but watching the lights on my modem I dont believe it even tried. What button didnt I push when I should have? I am very new to Linux but really want to use it so any help would be greatly appreciated. JohnC
[newbie] Supermount problems
I move up from 6.1 to 7.0. The only problem I'm having is with my CD-ROM drive. When ever I try and use my CD-ROM I get: bash: cd: cdrom: Input/output error I tried manually mounting it with: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom and: : mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom the resulting error message was (substituting /dev/cdrom from /dev/hdc for the second mount command): mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,or too many mounted file systems The disk I'm trying to mount is the CD I installed LM7 from. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Richard
[newbie] mandrake 7.0 update
Hi, Like everyone else, I would like to upgrade my 6.1 system to 7.0. What I would like to know is, will the upgrade erase all the apps I have installed, or things like development libraries, personal files in my /home directory, or pacman hiscores :) ? Or does upgrading only change system files? Thanks, Bill
[newbie] mandrake 7.0 update
Hi, Like everyone else, I would like to upgrade my 6.1 system to 7.0. What I would like to know is, will the upgrade erase all the apps I have installed, or things like development libraries, personal files in my /home directory, or pacman hiscores :) ? Or does upgrading only change system files? Thanks, Bill
[newbie] mandrake 7.0 update
Hi, Like everyone else, I would like to upgrade my 6.1 system to 7.0. What I would like to know is, will the upgrade erase all the apps I have installed, or things like development libraries, personal files in my /home directory, or pacman hiscores :) ? Or does upgrading only change system files? Thanks, Bill
[newbie] mandrake 7.0 update
Hi, Like everyone else, I would like to upgrade my 6.1 system to 7.0. What I would like to know is, will the upgrade erase all the apps I have installed, or things like development libraries, personal files in my /home directory, or pacman hiscores :) ? Or does upgrading only change system files? Thanks, Bill
[newbie] How do you format a hard drive under linux?
I am installing a new drive on my mandrake machine. I can use fdisk and create a partition on the hard drive, but how do you format the partition? Cant you use disk druid for this? If not is there a better utility to use then fdisk? Thanks, Scott
[newbie] no desktop (Mandrake 7)
Okay, just installed Mandrake 7. Finally got everything to click, but after I enter a user and pass, the system loads to 2 consoles, and a console log. Where is the rest of the desktop? The login screen also doesn't give me an option to switch to different desktops. -C
Re: [[newbie] netscape not working with dialup]
Well I am using an external usr 56k. I tried changing the /dev/modem to ttys1 as suggested but that didnt seem to help, I went and looked in the resolv.conf and it is there but there isnt anything in it. What is supposed to be in there? When I was using a dsl connection through a network card the only info I input into the setup was the network info and everything worked. Do I need to input something somewhere to get a dialup connection to work? Thanks John Michael Scottaline wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was running Linux Mandrake 6.1 with a dsl connection but since have moved to a remote area and after changing my hard drive and removing the network card, I have reinstalled mandrake 6.1 but when I set the /dev/modem using modemtool and configure kppp netscape doesnt find it or something. I can use ftp and also chat programs. When I attempt to use netscape it returns an error that it cant locate etc... but watching the lights on my modem I dont believe it even tried. What button didnt I push when I should have? I am very new to Linux but really want to use it so any help would be greatly appreciated. JohnC = What kind of modem??? If it's NOT a winmodem, try using ttyS0 or ttyS1 rather than /dev/modem in kppp. Also, if you've changed providers, you might have to edit your /etc/resolv.conf with your new dns#'s. Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] How to receover /etc/inittab
Alan, Thanks for your propmt assistance. I downloaded a beta version of RedHat6.1 rescue image. ftp://people.redhat.com/bero/rescue-6.1/rescue.img I succesfully restored /etc/inittab using it. Sincerely, Hitoshi --- Alan Shoemaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hitoshido you have a rescue disc (floppy)? If not, the 6.1 cd came without one. But there's an image of one called tomsrtbt (it's /mnt/cdrom/images/rescue/tomsrtbt.img) on the 6.0 cd and on distro's prior to that and on RedHad cd's there's an .img file called rescue.img. These can be put on a floppy from dos with the rawrite.exe program and then you can boot your system with the floppy. You'll end up in a mini-distro in the console mode and can fix your missing file. Good luck Alan Hitoshi Onda wrote: Hi, When I updated /etc/inittab file, I renamed the original as /etc/inittab_org, and then edit this file. When I saved this file, I forgot to save it as "inittab". As a result, there's no more inittab file. When I reboot my computer, the Linux-Mandrake complains there's no inittab file. And then it asks me to enter a 'run level'. I tried with 3, 5, and then 1. Regardless of my selection, the Linux says "no remaining processes for the run level selected.", and everything stops there. Can someone tell me how to recover my inittab file? Or, is there way to load Linux successfully without inittab? Please help, Thanks, Hitoshi Onda (Linux newbie) __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[newbie] dvd
Let's say I want to run a dvd player from Linux. What players are compatible with Linux? SCSI or IDE? What drivers do I need? Chris Reeder __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] ati all in wonder 128.
thanks, but seeing as how i am a newbie i would appreciate it if you could give me detailed instructions on how to install the rpm. Thanks, jas On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Alan Shoemaker wrote: Jaswinderdid you use the special xserver for the ati 128? It's on the 6.1 cd in the /apps directory (I believe). It was written by the folks at SuSE and included by the Mandrake folks in the 6.1 distro. Alan "Jaswinder S. Ahluwalia" wrote: Hi, I have the ati all in wonder 128 video card and a VistaPoint monitor. When i tried to install linux 6.1 i get problems when trying to configure x. At first it says that it can't figure out how much ram i is on my video card. So when i do it manually, it still gives me another error that just says that there was an error while trying to configure x and then it says to try again. No matter what i try, it just does not work. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks, Jas
[newbie] loadlin.exe
how do i use loadlin.exe to boot up linux. My lilo is not working correctly because linux is installed after the the 1024 cylnder. Thanks Jas
Re: [Re: [[newbie] netscape not working with dialup]]
jfcessor [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Well I am using an external usr 56k. I tried changing the /dev/modem to ttys1 as suggested but that didnt seem to help, I went and looked in the resolv.conf and it is there but there isnt anything in it. What is supposed to be in there? When I was using a dsl connection through a network card the only info I input into the setup was the network info and everything worked. Do I need to input something somewhere to get a dialup connection to work? Thanks John Go to your /etc/resolv.conf add: search your isp nameserver dns# nameserver dns# Your isp should provide you with two dns#'s. Just add the above three lines with the appropriate info and you should be all set ;o) HTH, Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] loadlin.exe
The loadlin how to is at: http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/mini/Loadlin+Win95.html Richard On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, you wrote: how do i use loadlin.exe to boot up linux. My lilo is not working correctly because linux is installed after the the 1024 cylnder. Thanks Jas
Re: [newbie] dvd
No players are currently "supported" but you can attempt to "make" them work by following directions here - http://www.opendvd.org/linuxdvd.html. Good luck. Sean --- Chris and Jennifer Reeder [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Let's say I want to run a dvd player from Linux. What players are compatible with Linux? SCSI or IDE? What drivers do I need? Chris Reeder __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Supermount problems
I figured this one out after I posted. The install routine seems to have set up my CD burner at scd0 and enabled scsi emulation but did not adjust fstab accordingly. Richard On Sun, 16 Jan 2000, you wrote: I move up from 6.1 to 7.0. The only problem I'm having is with my CD-ROM drive. When ever I try and use my CD-ROM I get: bash: cd: cdrom: Input/output error I tried manually mounting it with: mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom and: : mount -t iso9660 /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom the resulting error message was (substituting /dev/cdrom from /dev/hdc for the second mount command): mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/hdc,or too many mounted file systems The disk I'm trying to mount is the CD I installed LM7 from. Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong? Richard
[newbie] Stupid questions
If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve
Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
But then again there's people like me that can't get to the online manuals because I can't get Linux loaded. And I LOST the printed manuals! (Just business as usual here!) Steven P Hull wrote: If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
RE: [newbie] Stupid questions
I'll agree that many of the questions asked on this list may seem trivial at times, but this is the newbie list. If you're upset by the whole thing, why not just take yourself off the list? -Original Message- From: Steven P Hull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Stupid questions If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve
[newbie] mandrake 7
can any one send me a copy on cd of mandrake linux 7 as i don't have a fast enough connection to download it email me for more details if your able to help thank you
Re: [newbie] mandrake 7
I would also appreciate it if someone could send me a copy of mandrake 7. Thank you, Jas On Mon, 17 Jan 2000, Elizabeth Dolan wrote: can any one send me a copy on cd of mandrake linux 7 as i don't have a fast enough connection to download it email me for more details if your able to help thank you
[newbie] modem Help!
I know this is BAD, but I have a PCI modem (also have a winmodem, and know for SURE that it wont work), and cant get it to work with Linux. It even says on the box that Linux does indeed support it, but I cant get it to work. Any suggestions?? Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance BTW - the stats on the modem are Actiontec "call waiting" 56K modem - PCI JON
[newbie] Error Mounting CD-ROM
Dear all, I have an error when trying to mount my cdrom : KFM Error Could not mount Error Log: mount: the kernel does not recognize /dev/cdrom as a block device (maybe 'insmod driver'?) So.. anyone can help me about this problem ? Thank's
Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
Yes you can still read the HowTo. If you have windows or any other program loaded to can still access them from the CD or the website. The cd is not linux only and can be read by any html program. - Original Message - From: "Rodger Boots" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions But then again there's people like me that can't get to the online manuals because I can't get Linux loaded. And I LOST the printed manuals! (Just business as usual here!) Steven P Hull wrote: If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
Re: [newbie] MandrakeUpdate broken?
Yes! I am having the same problem. It looks like the mirrors have changed to no longer have the update directory. I don't know why or what to do about it though. Morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] Salsa Doom wrote: Hello all. Quick question, has anyone gotten mandrake update to work? I remember using it with 6.0 a while ago, it worked pretty sweet. All the mirrors return basically the same error... i tried a lot of them. I'm using the latest version of MandrakeUpdate. Anyone else having problems? --12:26:39-- ftp://ftp.sunet.se:21/pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/6.1/ls-lR = `-' Connecting to ftp.sunet.se:21... connected! Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in! == TYPE I ... done. == CWD pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/6.1 ... No such directory `pub/Linux/distributions/mandrake/updates/6.1'. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] Stupid questions
There are of course recources on the internet; www.linuxnewbie.org www.linuxdocs.org Various BBS like the ones at linuxnewbie and anandtech. There are the HOWTO's on the CD and this list. ;) I don't think that all questions asked are stupid but I do agree that a little reading or investigation would be more helpful than relying on this mail list. Sean --- Jeff Moroski [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'll agree that many of the questions asked on this list may seem trivial at times, but this is the newbie list. If you're upset by the whole thing, why not just take yourself off the list? -Original Message- From: Steven P Hull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 10:12 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Stupid questions If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Lnx4win
Has anyone installed Lnx4win? Would disableing "fast shut down" in msconfig help? Looking for any help. sean --- sean F [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, Have been trying to install lnx4win, from the new 7.0 release, tonight on another puter, I have been having problems with actually getting to the graphical install. I did see the graphical install but did not have enough room so I uninstalled, and ended up back to the RH 1.1 install where it fails at mounting cdrom...I don't know what I did to get the graphical as I have been trying to get it installed for about 3Hrs now, or about 10-11 attempts, seems that after the install.bat your move to the "installed" lnx4win folder and run setup.bat, I thinks at that point loadlin is supposed to take over but my puter reboots.Any ideas? sean __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[newbie] Did I get dropped?
Just checking, I haven't gotten anything since the sixth.
Re: [Re: [newbie] XF86 problem]
i tried this program, and yet it still will not display other resolutions. i've also manually adjusted the XF86Config file to add them in. no luck. could it be something to do with switching ctrl/caps lock functions? i haven't actually changed the defaults, but could that possibly be screwing anything up? and while i'm on this topic, is it possible to make the alt key do the work of the esc key? whenever i wish to jump to the beginning of a command line, i have to press esc. alt would be much more convenient thanks. Michael Scottaline wrote: "Muad'Dib" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK, i repeat: i can't get KDE to switch screen resolutions. that means, that whereas most LINUX users upon hitting the ctrl+alt+numpad-plussign/minussign would be able to resize their desktop, i cannot. that is the problem. the small fonts, et alia, are the corollary. i don't need this for an app. i just would like to be able to exercise my right to switch screen resolutions should i so please. :) that's all. === Then you need to have more than one resolution listed xf86config file. Try XF86Setup It's totally graphical. It will allow you to choose several possible resolutions (e.g., 640x480; 800x600; etc...) and will make the necessary changes to xf86config. Save the changes, restart x, and then try cntrlalt+/-. It should now work. HTH, Mike ## Michael Scottaline Linux 2.2.13 ## Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Welcome to list newbie
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Re: [newbie] Stupid questions
Thanks, I'll try that. I'm also about half the way done with downloading the version 7 CD image. I wonder if running that might not fix my problems with being unable to partition 36.5 gig hard drives. Steven P Hull wrote: Yes you can still read the HowTo. If you have windows or any other program loaded to can still access them from the CD or the website. The cd is not linux only and can be read by any html program. - Original Message - From: "Rodger Boots" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2000 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Stupid questions But then again there's people like me that can't get to the online manuals because I can't get Linux loaded. And I LOST the printed manuals! (Just business as usual here!) Steven P Hull wrote: If you people would read the documentation that comes with EVERY version of LINUX you could probably answer about 90 percent of the RE-ITERATED stupid questions that get asked. Get with the program people. Look in you HOWTO's that come on the CD's. They are also installed on your hard disk if you told it to when you installed Linux. Steve -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition. -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
Re: [newbie] modem Help!
Wouldn't it have come with a drivers disk that maybe has the Linux drivers on it? (Don't listen to me, though, I still haven't gotten Linux loaded on a system yet). Jon Schwartze wrote: I know this is BAD, but I have a PCI modem (also have a winmodem, and know for SURE that it wont work), and cant get it to work with Linux. It even says on the box that Linux does indeed support it, but I cant get it to work. Any suggestions?? Any help would be greatly appreciated and thanks in advance BTW - the stats on the modem are Actiontec "call waiting" 56K modem - PCI JON -- Windows: 32 bit graphical interface for a 16 bit patch for an 8 bit operating system written for a 4 bit processor by a 2 bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
