[newbie] Netscape kills all
Hi All, I have just installed Mandrake7.0 (Air) and I must say that it is an impressive distribution. I would however say that something very weyrd happens whenever I am running more than one instance of Netscape. I had gftp running as well trying to dload some files and was browsing the Net through Netscape at a certain linux newbye location when suddenly after scrolling up on that page I got Netscape away with all. After some seconds the X-Windows login prompt appeared and I had to re-login into the system. This has happened for the second time in a day. What is going on. Would anyone mind explaining. Thanks in advance. Bernardo
[newbie] linux mandrake
Hi I`ve downloaded linux mandrake from your FTP server...all files from the trees...now what? How to install it?...the tutorial is about how to install linux..IF you have the cd.. need help.. thanx _ Do You Yahoo!? Obtenga su dirección de correo-e gratis @yahoo.com en http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7 Promise Ultra66
Checkout the following URL: http://users.nf/linux/addenda6.htm The above URL is an actual E-mail message that I previously sent. It's been posted to a website and saves me from retyping it. After reading it, please feel free to E-mail me with more questions (Put "Promise Ultra66" in the subject) HTH, Matt From: SM [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7 Promise Ultra66 Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 23:54:21 -0700 I've downloaded Mandrake 7 (Air) onto my scsi drive, and have made a boot floppy to install Mandrake 7 from the scsi hd. My hardware consists of: Intel pIII 500 on an asus p3b-f mb adaptec 2940 scsi controller IBM 1 g scsi drive promise ultra66 ide controller with 10 g maxtor(primary master) hd, 13 g maxtor(primary slave)hd a 24x cdrom also on the ultra66 controller(secondary master), Win98se resides on the 10 g maxtor. I want to install mandrake on one of the ide drives but the Mandrake 7 installation only recognizes my scsi drive. What can I do to get it to recognize my ide drives on the Promise Ultra66 controller card. Thanks Steve Mazil __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
RE: [newbie] Installation blues :) Solved by 7.0
Hello Folks. I want to thank everyone who has helped me with installing 6.5. Your suggestions were very helpful. When I was reading the messages yesterday, I saw that 7.0 was out. So I downloaded, burned, and installed it. I want to congratulate Mandrake on making an installation that people who aren't completely linux savvy can install without headaches! It installed so easily, configured itself for using my cable modem for net access, and made my life a lot easier. Now, all I need to do is remember what my root password is and I'll be all set :) -Mike Mike Lee, Web Manager for NEEDS Inc. www.needs.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The three rules of the Librarians of Time and Space are: 1) Silence; 2) Books must be returned no later than the date last shown; and 3) Do not interfere with the nature of causality. " Terry Pratchett - Guards! Guards!
Re: [newbie] outrageous memory usage and still no MandrakeUpdate
I don't think that should be a problem. From my experience, the partition containing the /boot directory must reside below the 1024th cylinder. HTH, Matt From: Morris Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] outrageous memory usage and still no MandrakeUpdate Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 01:05:26 -0500 Could this be the problem, since the swap partition spans beyond the 1024 cylinder boundary. If so, suggestions for remedy? Thanks, morris [root@heliopause morris]# fdisk /dev/sda The number of cylinders for this disk is set to . There is nothing wrong with that, but this is larger than 1024, and could in certain setups cause problems with: 1) software that runs at boot time (e.g., LILO) 2) booting and partitioning software from other OSs (e.g., DOS FDISK, OS/2 FDISK) Command (m for help): p Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes Device BootStart EndBlocks Id System /dev/sda1 * 1 128 1028128+ 83 Linux /dev/sda2 129 7895947+ 5 Extended /dev/sda5 129 383 2048256 83 Linux /dev/sda6 384 638 2048256 83 Linux /dev/sda7 639 893 2048256 83 Linux /dev/sda8 894 1021 1028128+ 83 Linux /dev/sda9 1022 1085514048+ 82 Linux swap Command (m for help): Morris Walton wrote: MandrakeUpdate started to work for me again I would swear that the mirror sites did not have the update directory/link for several days. thanks, morris Morris Walton wrote: Hi, I am trying to isolate a lock-up problem that I have mentioned here before. Namely, my system seems to lock up after 36hrs. I started running and paying closer attention to the xosview. According to the utility, I am using 245M/256 M (I just added another 128 yesterday). This includes USED+SHAR/BUFF/CACHE. I'm thinking that I need to recompile the kernel, and remove some of the excess, since I did a custom install and selected everything. However, when I do the make zImage, I get objcopy -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S compressed/vmlinux compressed/vmlinux.out tools/build bootsect setup compressed/vmlinux.out CURRENT zImage Root device is (8, 1) Boot sector 512 bytes. Setup is 3536 bytes. System is 642 kB System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules. Too big for what? Also, Am I the only one who is experiencing problems with MandrakeUpdate? Thanks for any help, morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] outrageous memory usage and still no MandrakeUpdate
Try replacing "make bzImage" for "make zImage". I had a similar problem and the above worked for me. Matt From: Morris Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] outrageous memory usage and still no MandrakeUpdate Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 00:21:02 -0500 Hi, I am trying to isolate a lock-up problem that I have mentioned here before. Namely, my system seems to lock up after 36hrs. I started running and paying closer attention to the xosview. According to the utility, I am using 245M/256 M (I just added another 128 yesterday). This includes USED+SHAR/BUFF/CACHE. I'm thinking that I need to recompile the kernel, and remove some of the excess, since I did a custom install and selected everything. However, when I do the make zImage, I get objcopy -O binary -R .note -R .comment -S compressed/vmlinux compressed/vmlinux.out tools/build bootsect setup compressed/vmlinux.out CURRENT zImage Root device is (8, 1) Boot sector 512 bytes. Setup is 3536 bytes. System is 642 kB System is too big. Try using bzImage or modules. Too big for what? Also, Am I the only one who is experiencing problems with MandrakeUpdate? Thanks for any help, morris [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Modem Prob. RESOLVED!
Hallo, Can you please tell how I can get rid of alle these e-mails everyday from linux-mandrake.com In other words, how can I unsubscribe? Greetings Henk Hoogcarspel The Netherlands
Re: [newbie] outrageous memory usage and still no MandrakeUpdate
"Morris" == Morris Walton [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Morris Could this be the problem, since the swap partition spans Morris beyond the 1024 cylinder boundary. No. -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1.8 XEmacs and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.14-15mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Jan 21 St Agnes "You have demonstrated at least in my adult lifetime a higher commitment to the kind of moral leadership that I value in public service and public policy than any person that I have ever met." [Democratic National Committee Chairman Steve Grossman to President Clinton 9/14/98]
[newbie] Netscape mail won't send attachments
Hi, My Netscape mail will receive mail and attachments without any problem. However, when I try to attach a file (100K), the compose window just sits there with the progress bar at 28%. Any ideas? Thanks, Mark
Re: [newbie] sound card problems
What sound card are you using? Jon Wayne Wallace wrote: in installed mandrake but my sound card does not seem to work. I don't really know what I am doing with this os so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Wayne Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1
[newbie] SMTP Guide
Can anyone recommend a good book on SMTP? We are looking at setting up our own mail and news servers at work. I checked Barnes and Nobles web site, but found only one book and it was 3 years old. I can't, as a matter of principle, look at amazon.com so does anyone know of a good book or site to check? Thanks, Bryan
Re: [newbie] sound card problems
I know it doesnt work for everyone, but have your used the "sndconfig" utility yet? The program autodetected/setup my card. Good Luck, Jason Elwell On Wed, 27 Feb 2036, you wrote: in installed mandrake but my sound card does not seem to work. I don't really know what I am doing with this os so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Wayne Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1
[newbie] Need Help
Hi! I´ve got all linux-mandrake files (downloaded from the FTP server)...but I dont know how to install linux on my pc...I´m afraid I´d make a biggg mess..I dont know much about computers...thats why I use windows...but Im tired of it and I want to test linux... Could you help me please??...Im not sure what to do next...is it possible to keep my windows and use at the same time linux? I really need help on this matter. thanks! P.S: Are the RMPS´ files necessary? _ Do You Yahoo!? Obtenga su dirección de correo-e gratis @yahoo.com en http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com
[newbie] newbie
Please advise me as to how I can install Star Office Subscribe newbie Martin Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/
Re: [newbie] Installation
Tomer Weller wrote: I have the entire Mandrake tree (from the ftp) on my DOS partition, How do I install from it ? You first make an installation floppy with rawrite and reboot your system with the floppy. When you are in installation process choose local hard drive as your installation source. rawirte is in '\dosutils' directory and the image you write on the floppy is '\images\boot.img'. Seung-woo Nam
Re: [newbie] SMTP Guide
Can anyone recommend a good book on SMTP? We are looking at setting up our own mail and news servers at work. I checked Barnes and Nobles web site, but found only one book and it was 3 years old. I can't, as a matter of principle, look at amazon.com so does anyone know of a good book or site to check? Thanks, Bryan try the animal books.. i forget who publishes them.. but they have a pocket reference to sendmail as well as a whole big book. i think they are done by oreily books.. they all have animals on the cover... you can also find some good info on the web, check out the linux documentation project or sendmail's web site -- www.sendmail.org hope that helps
Re: [newbie] Need Help
The best advice I can give someone at your level is to get a CD with an installable image on it from LinuxMall.com. I got 10 different brands of Linux on CD for $.99 each. It will be hard enough to install even using the CD. Your dilemma may require you to compile binary source code, and then you may find you don't have all the necessary files. You are looking at hours, even days of work. The CD's come with everything you need. You will still find later that you'll need a Linux book and a command line. This ain't Winders! Good luck! Denise wrote: Hi! I´ve got all linux-mandrake files (downloaded from the FTP server)...but I dont know how to install linux on my pc...I´m afraid I´d make a biggg mess..I dont know much about computers...thats why I use windows...but Im tired of it and I want to test linux... Could you help me please??...Im not sure what to do next...is it possible to keep my windows and use at the same time linux? I really need help on this matter. thanks! P.S: Are the RMPS´ files necessary? _ Do You Yahoo!? Obtenga su dirección de correo-e gratis @yahoo.com en http://correo.espanol.yahoo.com
Re: [newbie] soundcards (was: two problems)
Bernice wrote: ** Reply to message from "M Thompson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 19 Jan 2000 13:33:16 GMT Try running "sndconfig" from a console without the quotes. ** also From: Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] Did you try sndconfig for either of these cards and manually set them up in there? Yes after doing that rether than pnpconfig bouncing out at boot-up now the sound deamon (excuse me I can never remember exact linux names) returns recource busy and fails. What does your /etc/conf.modules show? At a command line, enter: cat /proc/interrupts cat /proc/ioports cat /proc/dma Do these show what you think you have configured? It might just be the midi port that is giving you the failed message. I can't get mine to work, but don't need it, so I removed the midi entries from /etc/conf.modules. I've also found that sndconfig will sometimes just keep adding entries to /etc/conf.modules instead of replacing them. Try working with just the older 8 bit sound card first. From: Bernice [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] two problems Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2000 01:09:00 GMT Hi all I have just installed mandrake Linux 6.5 SNIPED Second: I have 3 IDE buses and 2 Soundblaster soundcards so far I have been completely unable to sort out my isapnp.confg Soundcard 1: Soundblaster AWE32pnp also uses gameport and IDE_2 (numbered 0-2) for auxiliary CD ROM (I don't mind if this has to be disabled) on OS/2 this runs DEVICE=D:\MMOS2\SBAWED2.SYS /C:1 /D:3 /H:5 /I:7 /A:240 /B:24 /M:330 /N:SBAUD1$ /P /G /Q which means:- Card: 1 Lo DMA: 3 Hi DMA: 5 IRQ: 7 I/O address: 240 MIDI I/O: 330 Again it would be nice to use the card as it is good but if I have to disable it, it would be tolerable it is plug-n-pray therefor the parameters my be changed providing no conflicts arise. Soundcard 2: Soundblaster 2 an old 8 bit card set up as standard for DOS games and is set the proper way (with jumpers :-)) DEVICE=D:\MMOS2\SBD2.SYS 2 5 220 8 /N:SBAUD2$ /Q which means:- Card: 2 DMA: 1 (only available) IRQ: 5 I/O address 220 The Game port is disabled If someone can point me to the correct documentation or a good pnp set-up utility I think an acceptable solution should be found. Thank You. Bernice :-) http://bernice.members.beeb.net MASOCHIST /mas-oh-kist/ (n): Windows user. Thank you for your help Bernice :-) http://bernice.members.beeb.net Turn your 486 into an XT--just add Windows!
[newbie] user can't access Xserver
I configured Mandrake 6.1 with a user account as it asks at the end of the configuration. However, when I log in as the user and run startx, all I getis the gray screen with the X curser. I hit ctrl/alt/bkspace and the console says, can't write to /home/.Xauthority. I tried a chmod 755 to change the write flag on all the .X configs but that doesn't work. Any suggestions? I've spent hours reading searchlinux.com suggestions on this to no avail. Thanks.
Re: [newbie] patition table (was: two problems)
Bernice wrote: ** Reply to message from Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] on Wed, 19 Jan 2000 15:22:23 -0600 I have just installed mandrake Linux 6.5 First and hardest: Is that Disk Druid has trashed my partition tables (my machine also runs mainly OS/2 warp 4) such that I am unable to run either Partition Magic 3.05 or fdisk from OS/2 although my disks are booting normally I am unable to modify my partitions or my Bootmanager (which looks a bit of a mess) I had to cough up the money for PM 5.0. That worked just fine for me. Does PM 5 have native Linux executables I do not have any 32bit windows on my system hence I use PM 3.05 as it is the last version to have a native OS/2 executable or can it work sucessfully fron good old fastiond 16bit DOS? I can't run PM any version in my Win95. I run the DOS version. But I did create them from Win95. You'd have to ask the PM people if you can create them from the cd without access to Win95. Also most importainly will it solve my problem? I can't promise it will fix the problem, but I had some of the same problems with PM 3.0 which 5.0 fixed for me. Again, you might want to ask the PM people if 5.0 will fix the partition table. The boot manager in PM 5.0 seems to like Win, OS/2 and Linux. soundcards problem SNIPPED see soundcards(was two problems) Thank you for your help Bernice :-) http://bernice.members.beeb.net OS/2: Logic, not magic.
Re: [newbie] Modem Prob. RESOLVED!
Go back to the mailing lists page at linux-mandrake.com and pick unsubscribe. "H. Hoogcarspel" wrote: Hallo, Can you please tell how I can get rid of alle these e-mails everyday from linux-mandrake.com In other words, how can I unsubscribe? Greetings Henk Hoogcarspel The Netherlands
Re: [newbie] newbie
Have you downloaded the *.tar file? If you have, just do the following: tar -xvf so51a_lnx_01.tar This extracts of the files and puts them in a directory called /office51 (or something very close to that). Now all you have to do is run the setup file in this directory and follow the on-screen instructions. I hope this helps. B At 12:10 PM 1/21/00 -0500, you wrote: Please advise me as to how I can install Star Office Subscribe newbie Martin Shaw [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Click here for Free Video!! http://www.gohip.com/freevideo/ --- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Computer Engineering E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.vt.edu:10021/B/bbasilio ---
[newbie] Disk Druid Probs
I just got a new HD, IBM 14Gb 7200rpm. I decided that I wanted a big chunk for my win audio stuff (I know, windows sucks, but it has amazing audio progs for it!!), and a small one for Mandrake Linux 6.1. Here's what I did: I ran Partition Magic 4.0 (Win98) made a big 11.5Gb part as FAT32 for win progs, files and etc., and left 2.5Gb free space. Then I ran the Mandrake install and got to Disk Druid. The strange thing is, that it named my drives "hda", and "hdc", instead of "hda" and "hdb"!! So I thought, ok maybe this is the way it's supposed to be. I put a 128Mb part for swap on the free space, then I tried to make a root "/" partition of 1Gb, but it said "Insufficient memory" and wouldn't let me do the full 1Gb! Here's what I put in when I clicked "ADD": -- Mount: / size: 1000 Type: Linux Native Grow to fill?:[](no) hda[](no) hdc[*](yes) -- I kept lowering the size, but the lowest I could do was 1Mb, which is WAY WAY less than I have! So I thought maybe I need to make a "/home" part first, so I did, same size (1Gb), same settings as above, and it made it, no probs at all!! So how do I get this root put on? Please help!! Also, I deleted the parts I made in Disk Druid and then tried Fdisk, but it says something like this: -- This drive excedes 1024 cylinders it may cause problems with booting, and other OS's -- THANKS For any help __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Disk Druid Probs
Jimmake a /boot (10-15 meg) partition first then your swap and finally your /. Alan Jim Garner wrote: I just got a new HD, IBM 14Gb 7200rpm. I decided that I wanted a big chunk for my win audio stuff (I know, windows sucks, but it has amazing audio progs for it!!), and a small one for Mandrake Linux 6.1. Here's what I did: I ran Partition Magic 4.0 (Win98) made a big 11.5Gb part as FAT32 for win progs, files and etc., and left 2.5Gb free space. Then I ran the Mandrake install and got to Disk Druid. The strange thing is, that it named my drives "hda", and "hdc", instead of "hda" and "hdb"!! So I thought, ok maybe this is the way it's supposed to be. I put a 128Mb part for swap on the free space, then I tried to make a root "/" partition of 1Gb, but it said "Insufficient memory" and wouldn't let me do the full 1Gb! Here's what I put in when I clicked "ADD": -- Mount: / size: 1000 Type: Linux Native Grow to fill?:[](no) hda[](no) hdc[*](yes) -- I kept lowering the size, but the lowest I could do was 1Mb, which is WAY WAY less than I have! So I thought maybe I need to make a "/home" part first, so I did, same size (1Gb), same settings as above, and it made it, no probs at all!! So how do I get this root put on? Please help!! Also, I deleted the parts I made in Disk Druid and then tried Fdisk, but it says something like this: -- This drive excedes 1024 cylinders it may cause problems with booting, and other OS's -- THANKS For any help __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] connecting to the Internet
Dear sir Madam i have just set up a purchased full copy of linux mandrake as a dual boot with windows 98 on my home computer. I would like to set it up so i can use the internet through my BT ignition ISDN terminal adapter. I can not work out any way of connecting the terminal adapter and configuring it to run through the netscape browser. could you please send me a dummies guide as how best to connect to the internet using my ISDN TA. thank you regards Andrew Croft BSc (Hons) 20 Hammond CloseThatchamBerksRG19 4FFUnited KingdomTel: 0498 687145Fax: 01635 294910[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] connecting to the Internet
On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, you wrote: Dear sir Madam i have just set up a purchased full copy of linux mandrake as a dual boot with windows 98 on my home computer. I would like to set it up so i can use the internet through my BT ignition ISDN terminal adapter. I can not work out any way of connecting the terminal adapter and configuring it to run through the netscape browser. could you please send me a dummies guide as how best to connect to the internet using my ISDN TA. thank you regards Andrew Croft BSc (Hons) 20 Hammond Close Thatcham Berks RG19 4FF United Kingdom Tel: 0498 687145 Fax: 01635 294910 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: First of all, please lose the HTML. It's difficult to read and a huge waste of bandwidth. Second, is your ISDN T/A internal? If so, it should emulate a com port. Which com is it on? If it's on COM 1, the Linux equivalent is ttyS0, COM2 = ttyS1, etc. Third, under the "K" menu is a group called "Internet." There should be a "KPPP" menu item there. THAT is your dial-up command. AFAIK, there is not a way, currently, to set up Linux to auto-dial the way Windows does. John
[newbie] Install Question
Just purchased Macmillan Linux which of course uses Mandrake Linux. It came with partition magic and boot magic. Just wondering how hard it is going to be to set up a dual boot? Do people usually run into any problems creating a new partition on the fly? Thanks, Jason
[newbie] Modem issues/ going out of my mind
Hi i amn having issues with my modem which used to work i have done a fresh install and have found out that my modem does not work. It is not a winmodem it is an isa bus modem. Kppp will find it the first time then go through the at commands but there are no readouts on the commands and when i attempt to connect it says modem is buisy. any help at all would be appreciated. Thanks mike
[newbie] Urgent -- .Xauthority lock
Dear friends: I just turned on my computer for the day and discovered that when I tried to log into Xwindows (startx), I got the the following message: "timeout in locking authority file /home/sher/.Xauthority" My computer would then try to get into XWindows (KDE) but the blank screen that precedes KDE would just freeze for an eternity. Not knowing what could be causing it, I decided to experiment (safely) by renaming .Xauthority to .Xauthority.old and rebooting. It worked! I guess it created a new .Xauthority file (I'll find out when I reboot if that's the case). At any rate, I got into KDE with all my settings, etc. Everything seems fine. My question: did I do the right thing? Or is a more serious issue involved? Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] connecting to the Internet
Hi Andrew As John Aldrich has said - html and linux mail readers do not go well together. You should have a list of settings for BT Internet that you can enter into kppp. I'm using BT Internet, kppp and kmail to send this to you. I'm not using ISDN but I do have the settings if you don't. Regards John the Nadger On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, you wrote: Dear sir Madam i have just set up a purchased full copy of linux mandrake as a dual boot with windows 98 on my home computer. I would like to set it up so i can use the internet through my BT ignition ISDN terminal adapter. I can not work out any way of connecting the terminal adapter and configuring it to run through the netscape browser. could you please send me a dummies guide as how best to connect to the internet using my ISDN TA. thank you regards Andrew Croft BSc (Hons) 20 Hammond Close Thatcham Berks RG19 4FF United Kingdom Tel: 0498 687145 Fax: 01635 294910 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
Re: [newbie] connecting to the Internet
Andy Croft wrote: Dear sir Madam i have just set up a purchased full copy of linux mandrake as a dual boot with windows 98 on my home computer. I would like to set it up so i can use the internet through my BT ignition ISDN terminal adapter. I can not work out any way of connecting the terminal adapter and configuring it to run through the netscape browser. could you please send me a dummies guide as how best to connect to the internet using my ISDN TA. thank you regards Andrew Croft BSc (Hons) 20 Hammond Close Thatcham Berks RG19 4FF United Kingdom Tel: 0498 687145 Fax: 01635 294910 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Welcome to linux, I have a Motorola BitSurfer Pro ISDN modem and I treat it just like a regular modem through the kppp dialer in KDE. You need to know that the serial ports are numbered differently in linux than in Windoz com1 is ttyS0, com2 is ttyS1 etc. If you use the kppp dialer and enter the setup sevtion it really is quite simple. there are a few gotcha's though. you'll probably need to add an argument of "novj" (no quotes). Also make sure that under kppp = Setup = New/Edit = DNS that the "Disable existing DNS Servers" selection is NOT checked, and that under kppp = Setup = New/Edit = Gateway the "Default Gatway selection" and the "Assign default route to this gateway" ARE BOTH selected. Now there are two files which need to be edited The first is /etc/rc.d/rc.local and you'll need to add the line setserial /dev/ttySx spd_vhi replace x with the port number (ttyS0, ttyS1..) The second is /etc/resolve.conf it needs to contain the correct DNS information for your ISP. Should look something like this search domain_name nameserver IP nameserver IP Substitute your values for domain and IP There are a few other items to check but these are USUALLY the offenders. Good luck and let us know if it doesn't work. Joe Gardner
Re: [newbie] Disk Druid Probs
Jimyou're welcome. First off, hdc means the master drive on the secondary ide controller, is that what it is? The hdb designation would be the slave drive on the primary ide controller. Now as to the other problem. I told you wrong. Your /boot partition is probably still beyond the 1024 cylinder limit. The easiest thing to do now is go back to PM and make the 2.5 gig area unpartitioned. Then move the 11.5 gig partition all the way to the end of the drive (maintaining its current size) thus leaving the first 2.5 gigs of the drive unpartitioned. Now try your Linux installation. Alan Jim Garner wrote: Dear Alan, Thanks for the help! I tried that but it says the same thing "insufficient space"! And the drives are still being called "hda" "hdc". Do I have to install all of linux on my first hard disk? Or Should I try with just the /boot part on the first HD and everything else on the second HD? Appreciate it if you could help! Thanks! __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] .Xauthority lock -- what's going on?
Dear friends: This is an update on the mysterious events surrounding my /home/sher/.Xauthority file. Well, I renamed /home/sher/.Xauthority to .Xauthority.old, rebooted, and the following happened: 1) At the console, when I typed startx, I once again got the message "timeout in locking authority file /home/sher/.Xauthority" (even though there is no longer an ".Xauthority" file since the file has been renamed ".Xauthority.old" 2) Still, I was able to get into KDE fine, and I am writing my letter to you from Netscape in KDE. 3) But there is no /home/sher/.Xauthority file in my home directory now, only the renamed .Xauthority.old file. Could someone please enlighten me on what's going on? Thank you so very much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] DVD support
Does linux 7.0 support DVD roms? I have a very new computer with some of the latest hardware and I just wanted to know if it was supported. Thank you No... The DVD industry is fighting any chance for you to get your chance to get DVD running on Linux MarkP
[newbie] Some general questions...
ok i just have a few quick questions, i have the same font problem in netscape as a few others have experienced. no matter what i switch the ^%^!%( font to in netscape it still looks like crap. i run my system in 1280x1024 and I LIKE it, but this creates a problem because netscape's text is so small. i also noticed that in the pull down menus there are some options that say "increase font size/decrease font size" but they are always greyed... it's so annoying and i hate to say it, but i wish that netscape would get their ass in gear and produce a visually pleasing, easy to use version. their software layout is backwards, and looks horible. grr. anyways.. i'm venting-and currently want to put a team of programmers together to create a GOOD browser for linux. one that looks, feels, and works nice. what's with not being able to add more than one POP mail account anyways? what about people that need to check to POP accounts? GRR. second. i am rather new to linux-my major concern in my transition from the horrible OS that micro$oft pukes up.. is now i don't know what anything does. when mandrake installes a MILLION and one programs--they go in a million places and i feel lost at my prompt.. where do i go, what do i do now? i sometimes try to compile software and it can't find libraries and whatnot -- the main one is iostream.h -- where does that come from? any pointers -- other than hacking, reading, hacking, and then reading some more? last. i'd just like to give the mandrake development team a pat on the back for doing such a good job. i like mandrake a lot... thanks mark
[newbie] Edit LILO Boot Order
Hello All: I need to edit the LILO boot order on my Linux PC. Where is the file I need to edit, and what tool do I use? Thanks in advance... Rick Bonczek LAN Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [Re: [newbie] sound card problems]
I don't really know where can I find it? "Jason Elwell" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know it doesnt work for everyone, but have your used the "sndconfig" utility yet? The program autodetected/setup my card. Good Luck, Jason Elwell On Wed, 27 Feb 2036, you wrote: in installed mandrake but my sound card does not seem to work. I don't really know what I am doing with this os so any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Wayne Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1 Get free email and a permanent address at http://www.amexmail.com/?A=1
Re: [newbie] Some general questions...
well said, fully agree (fonts sucks, too many prgs in too many dirs) make that browser quick and I want that you make it, that web pages will look with it so wonderfull as with IE!!! On Fri, 21 Jan 2000, you wrote: ok i just have a few quick questions, i have the same font problem in netscape as a few others have experienced. no matter what i switch the ^%^!%( font to in netscape it still looks like crap. i run my system in 1280x1024 and I LIKE it, but this creates a problem because netscape's text is so small. i also noticed that in the pull down menus there are some options that say "increase font size/decrease font size" but they are always greyed... it's so annoying and i hate to say it, but i wish that netscape would get their ass in gear and produce a visually pleasing, easy to use version. their software layout is backwards, and looks horible. grr. anyways.. i'm venting-and currently want to put a team of programmers together to create a GOOD browser for linux. one that looks, feels, and works nice. what's with not being able to add more than one POP mail account anyways? what about people that need to check to POP accounts? GRR. second. i am rather new to linux-my major concern in my transition from the horrible OS that micro$oft pukes up.. is now i don't know what anything does. when mandrake installes a MILLION and one programs--they go in a million places and i feel lost at my prompt.. where do i go, what do i do now? i sometimes try to compile software and it can't find libraries and whatnot -- the main one is iostream.h -- where does that come from? any pointers -- other than hacking, reading, hacking, and then reading some more? last. i'd just like to give the mandrake development team a pat on the back for doing such a good job. i like mandrake a lot... thanks mark
[newbie] new hard drive, moving linux
I purchased a second hard drive to so that I could install Linux on its own drive and leave windows with the first drive. Except now I want to transfer the disk1 partitions (13Gb drive) related to Linux onto disk2 (20Gb drive). The disk1 setup is as follows (I used Partition Magic 4): partition 1:c: win-NT (2 Gig FAT16) partition 2:Linux / (2 Gig ext2) partition 3: extended (6.2 Gig) Linux swap (128MB ext2) Linux /home (1 Gig ext2) Linux /usr (1 Gig ext2) d: win-NT (2 Gig FAT16) e: win-NT (2 Gig FAT16) partition 4: free space (3.4 Gig) I hate the wasted space of FAT16 (a 60MB CD takes up 1.1 Gigs with 60% waste). Can Linux read FAT32 or NTFS systems yet ? I understand that Winblows 2000 will support read both. Windows programs can be on NTFS, but I want program source, images and videofiles to be accessible from Linux. One strange thing is that d: and e: only show up in windows explorer after I use PM4 to change drive letter, but once I reboot then I can't see them anymore (DOS fdisk sees them). Is this a problem with the limitation of 8Gigs, or should I have created d: and e: first in partition 3 ? I installed Windows NT in order to use VMware to access Linux since I will use windows more than Linux (for now), even though I have 10+ years of using UNIX on the job. However my ATI AIW-128 will not support the TV tuner on Win-NT. My choices are to wait and get winblows 2000, or install win98 into partition 1 and move the current win-NT into partition 2, or see if the TV tuner will work inside a VMware win98 vm. And of course trying to get dual-boot or tri-boot will be lots of fun. Is there any Linux utility like Ghost and ImageCast on windows which will make image files of partitions and drives so that you can re-install or copy to another location ? For the second drive, how would you recommend setting it up with the idea that maybe one day I'll remove it and install it as a primary drive on a new machine (going from hdb to hda) ? I thought about using 6Gigs at the front for win-linux sharing, and then install Linux-Mandrake. However I suppose that either way, partition 1 should be a /boot of 16MB ? After that I can just partition /, /home, /usr, etc. Is this /boot only for 1 installed linux, or will it be shared if I partition and install another Linux (say Corel) ? If not shared, does that mean I need to create a second /boot partition ? Thanks... Dan.
[newbie] install prgs
hi where can i find a good DOC about installing a program? not the user guide with Mandrake that is not enough thanks: Zsolt
[newbie] internet connections
i currently use a bt ignition external TA to connect to the web via win 98 i have set the TA up within kppp and it is set up OK ( i think) when i come to dial though it starts to go through the motions of dialing and the light come up on my TA but Kpp then comes back and reports a no carrier detected- but the TA works fine through windows - any suggestions. regards andy croft
[newbie] :Xauthority lock file -- Solved!
Dear friends: Well, a little troubleshooting on my part and the problem is solved. For whatever reason, the ownership of my /home/sher directory changed since yesterday from "sher" to "root." My guess is that installing a communications program called Seyon had something to do with it. After I changed the ownership back to "sher", things immediately returned to normal. I rebooted to test, renamed /home/sher/.Authority.old back to /home/sher/.Authority and now everything is fine. Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
[newbie] New Monitor New Problem
Hi: I've got a new problem right now with my spanking Christmas Gift. [well, really late anyway]. Its a KDS VS-195 monitor which the Sync rates are as follows: 30-95kHz 50-120Hz I tried to setup it under X, in 1024x768 mode [its a 19"]. I get thise wierd flicking on the top of the screen. I have no idea why? any ideas?
Re: [Re: [newbie] Modem Prob. RESOLVED!]
"Jeanette Russo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am wondering what brand of PCI modem this is since so many people seem to have problems with them in Linux? Jeanette === If I remember this thread correctly, it is an Actiontec (forget which version). Actiontec is one of two KNOWN PCI modems that isn't software based. 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] Modem Question!?
For me the best modem for Linux is an external serial port modem. I am using a 3com/usr which costs a bit more but is well worth it. Has worked with everything from SCO, NT, Solaris, Linux of all types. Jeanette At 08:24 PM 1/17/2000 -0600, you wrote: Ok, I'm seriously getting pissed that neither my ISA winmodem or my PCI modem will work in Linux. I'm taking back the PCI modem tommorow I need to know EXACTLY what to get, Thanks in advance guys JON
Fw: [newbie] install prgs
I also might add, when I tried to install Staroffice (from SUN), I got an error like "I need to install a program to uncompress a tar file." Is this the "package" that is talked about? Thanks in advance, Rick - Original Message - From: Boda Zsolt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2000 6:05 PM Subject: [newbie] install prgs hi where can i find a good DOC about installing a program? not the user guide with Mandrake that is not enough thanks: Zsolt
[newbie] only boots to system prompt
Then it says /dev/hdc2: unexpected inconsistency: run fsck manually (i.e., without -a or -p options) how do fix it is there a site you can go and help self?
[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 ISO
Hello, my name is John, I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've been using Mandrake Linux starting with version 6, then 6.1 and a couple of days ago I checked the web site and found out that 7.0 was released. So I downloaded the ISO (yes on a cable modem :) ) and made a CD. but when I try to install it I get to the step where it said that it's initializing cd rom and it just sits there... Any help would be appreciated. P.S. I don't know if that makes any different but I'm booting with a windows start up disk and using /dosutils/autoboot/autoboot.bat to start the install and when it asks to put the CD in, I already have it in. Thank you John
[newbie] Instalation problems
Hi, when I install the "regular" install option mandrake 7 fails to find both my network cards, but if I install the custom/server method it will find both cards, the problem with the second install menu is it does not boot in to xwindoes as does the first method. is there a fix for this? The other problem a friend and myself have is that we cannot use out HP 8100 cd writers as a primary cdrom as the information on the cd cannot be accessed. they are listed as suported and show up in the configuration as mounted, but cannot read the media. For some one with two cd-roms this is fine but myself I use my HP as my only cdrom. and Finaly, do we realy need 3 or 4 partitions on the hard drive just for Linux? or can it all be installed on one larger partition? thanks Steve
Re: [newbie] :Xauthority lock file -- Solved!
Sometimes when making some configuration from your user login with su root creates those kind of problems! Younes Zouhair Le Fri, 21 Jan 2000, vous avez écrit : Dear friends: Well, a little troubleshooting on my part and the problem is solved. For whatever reason, the ownership of my /home/sher directory changed since yesterday from "sher" to "root." My guess is that installing a communications program called Seyon had something to do with it. After I changed the ownership back to "sher", things immediately returned to normal. I rebooted to test, renamed /home/sher/.Authority.old back to /home/sher/.Authority and now everything is fine. Thanks so much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] only boots to system prompt
At 12:57 PM 01/22/2000 +1300, you wrote: Then it says /dev/hdc2: unexpected inconsistency: run fsck manually (i.e., without -a or -p options) how do fix it is there a site you can go and help self? The command to repair the filesystem is (here we will take: /dev/hdc2 as the damaged one, which is yours.) fsck -f -c -y /dev/hdc2 The meaning of the options: -f : Checks even if it seems that the filesystem is looking good. -c : Looks for "Badblocks". These will be marked and they will never be written again. -y : Takes "yes" as answer to all questions. This way you can handle hundreds of mistakes without having to answer what to do in every single one of them. If you don't want to use this option, just leave it away. If the new try with fsck fails (the first try is already failed while booting), then only remains in the most cases formatting and installing again this partition. Regards [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Shores/8806/
[newbie] my Linux gui's keep crashing
Wondering if any one might offer a suggestion has to how I can get linux to work on my machine. Just had a relatively easy install using Mandrake 6.5, but my computer hangs about a minute after booting. I get the KDE or GNOME or XFREE to boot, and as I begin to look around, freeze. Every time. Only thing that doesn't crash is selecting the Failsafe option when loggin in. But the GUI's would be preferable. Anyway, thanks in advance! -Bill my system: AMD 200Mhz, 98MB ram, pretty standard devices. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Printer Recommendations
Dear friends: I think my Epson Stylus Color 600 is on its last leg. Could you recommend an affordable printer for my system? I'd prefer a Canon, i.e. a printer as quiet as a Canon. The Epson makes a lot of noise. Another thing: I print only in BLACK. No need for color. Thanks so very much. Benjamin -- Benjamin and Anna Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sher's Russian Web http://www.websher.net
Re: [newbie] only boots to system prompt
lights wrote: Then it says /dev/hdc2: unexpected inconsistency: run fsck manually (i.e., without -a or -p options) how do fix it is there a site you can go and help self? I could have this wrong, but I think the command would be fsck /dev/hdc2 at the command prompt when you log in as root.
[newbie] Printer Recommendations
"Benjamin" == Benjamin Sher [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Benjamin Dear friends: I think my Epson Stylus Color 600 is on Benjamin its last leg. Benjamin Could you recommend an affordable printer for my system? [snip] The Printing Support Database seems to be down. Try it later at http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/printer_list.cgi -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1.8 XEmacs and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.14-15mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Jan 22 Sts Vincent of Saragossa and Anastasius "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]
