[newbie] Gnutella
Hi Folks! Did anybody get or know where I can download the Gnutella sources and/or binaries? Unfortunately they have been pulled from Nullsoft's page by Big Brother (read AOL). Cheeers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack
Re: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help!
Thanks for the tips.. That's something I haven't tried and I'm certainly willing to try ANYTHING.. :) But, excuse me for being a newbie.. When you say copy it to ~ what do you mean? And also, I've heard people speak of $HOME, but I'm not sure where it hides.. :) Thanks, bosco(). "Linux, it's like throwing everything you know away... But worth it.. " Jon Hunter wrote: bosco wrote: Greetings all, I wrote once before of the problems I'm having with this blasted mouse. Everything I change in my centrally located /etc/X11/XF86Config file seems to take. I just got done swapping my 75dpi and 100dpi fonts around and they work like a charm.. However, FOR SOME REASON, my mouse WILL NOT stay configured.. After I "startx" it's not working. If I run "XF86Setup" in a "konsole" and configure my mouse and hit apply it starts working. But it WILL NOT stay configured.. I've tried as root and user.. I've changed permissions, write and read access, hand editing and other not so wise things.. PLEASE HELP.. this is driving me MAD.. BTW, on previous installs of this EXACT same ISO ( mandrake v7.0 ) I've configured it to work fine.. Accck! I I love Linux soo much.. yet sometimes... thanks, bosco(). Get it working once and cp /etc/X11/XF86Config to ~ One of the oh so helpful fixits like linuxconf is probably changing it back. Had lots of problems with linuxconf changing my settings to what it thought was right. So annoying I finally disabled it. If you have a copy of XF86Config in $HOME it will take precedence over the one in /etc/X11 Jon
[newbie] Virtual Desktops and Theme Manager
Greets all, I would like to change from 4 ( KDE default ) virtual desktops to two... is this possible? Also, I would like to delete some of ( read : most of ) the themes that came with Mandrake v7.0 but unfortunately they have the "Remove" button disabled for the pre-installed ones? Any ideas? Thanks a bunch, bosco(). ( This is a great list... A true testament to the Linux Community ) Translation : ( A great place for slackers to hang out! :p )
Re: [newbie] Weird Networking Problem!!
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000 17:56:04 -0700, you wrote: Delete the old linux box account in dns and make a new one for a start. I am presuming you assigned the linux box the same IP, unless you are using DHCP. However you need to join the new linux box to the domain, even though its using the same IP as the old, it isnt the same computer to the NT box. Really? How can i get it to join it again? At 05:33 PM 3/16/2000 -0600, you wrote: If you reinstalled your Primary Domain Controller then you changed the SID. It won't rejoin that Domain. Jeanette - Original Message - From: "Donny" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 2:15 PM Subject: [newbie] Weird Networking Problem!! Hey everyone! OK, heres my weird story: I have a home network, with windowz NT as a domain controller. I was always able to get linux up and running on the network, using "linuxconf". Well i had to re-install NT. This happened the day before my Mandrake 7 arrived in the mail. I get NT up and goin, and now I go to install Linux. I set up the network stuff, and low and behold, no network!! I cant even ping other computers, and they cant ping the linux box. So i figure, "Hey, it must be Linux's fault", so i put redhat 6.1 on, and still get the same problem. This has me sooo confused!! Is Linux or NT the problem?? Please help!!! Thanks alot in advance!
Re: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help!
$HOME and ~ are the same, it's the location of your homedir (in my case: /home/nighty/). So copying XF86Config to ~ means to copy it into your homedir. However, what Jon suggests doesn't work. It only works for users with uid=0, in other words: root. It does not work for regular users. So I guess you must find another workaround, or work as root all the time. Working as root all the time is highly discouraged for security reasons, but it's up to you. But just out of curiosity: does the mouse work correct in a console? Perhaps you have gpm using one type of mouse, and have defined another one for X. Don't know if this can cause trouble or not, but it's not unlikely. You can manually edit the mouseconfig in /etc/sysconfig/mouse, or fire up a linuxconf and set the right mousetype in there. If you're not used to meddling with config files, go with linuxconf. ;-) On Mar 17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks for the tips.. That's something I haven't tried and I'm certainly willing to try ANYTHING.. :) But, excuse me for being a newbie.. When you say copy it to ~ what do you mean? And also, I've heard people speak of $HOME, but I'm not sure where it hides.. :) Thanks, bosco(). "Linux, it's like throwing everything you know away... But worth it.. " Jon Hunter wrote: bosco wrote: Greetings all, I wrote once before of the problems I'm having with this blasted mouse. Everything I change in my centrally located /etc/X11/XF86Config file seems to take. I just got done swapping my 75dpi and 100dpi fonts around and they work like a charm.. However, FOR SOME REASON, my mouse WILL NOT stay configured.. After I "startx" it's not working. If I run "XF86Setup" in a "konsole" and configure my mouse and hit apply it starts working. But it WILL NOT stay configured.. I've tried as root and user.. I've changed permissions, write and read access, hand editing and other not so wise things.. PLEASE HELP.. this is driving me MAD.. BTW, on previous installs of this EXACT same ISO ( mandrake v7.0 ) I've configured it to work fine.. Accck! I I love Linux soo much.. yet sometimes... thanks, bosco(). Get it working once and cp /etc/X11/XF86Config to ~ One of the oh so helpful fixits like linuxconf is probably changing it back. Had lots of problems with linuxconf changing my settings to what it thought was right. So annoying I finally disabled it. If you have a copy of XF86Config in $HOME it will take precedence over the one in /etc/X11 Jon -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] Basic Help
Hello Group, In the install process, it asks the following question. What partition and directory on that partition holds the Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base directory? If you remember from my post yesterday, all my files are on my hard drive. Actually: C:\7.0 I have tried everything I could think of and there is no docs on this part of the install. I guess I am just to old and used to a Windows enviroment. If you can help, that would be great. Thanks Ron
Re: [newbie] Virtual Desktops and Theme Manager
Sure it's possible, just use kde control center in your kde start-menu. As for the second problem: remove them as root. If you can't do it from within kde, then locate the themes in a console, and delete them from the command line. Can anyone confirm that last bit, please? I didn't try removing the themes, so I don't know if it won't break anything, although I doubt it. But best to make sure. On Mar 17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greets all, I would like to change from 4 ( KDE default ) virtual desktops to two... is this possible? Also, I would like to delete some of ( read : most of ) the themes that came with Mandrake v7.0 but unfortunately they have the "Remove" button disabled for the pre-installed ones? Any ideas? Thanks a bunch, bosco(). ( This is a great list... A true testament to the Linux Community ) Translation : ( A great place for slackers to hang out! :p ) -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
Re: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help!
Woops, my bad. linuxconf worked for the mouse in redhat, I seem to remember, but not in mandrake. Use mouseconfig instead. On Mar 17 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: $HOME and ~ are the same, it's the location of your homedir (in my case: /home/nighty/). So copying XF86Config to ~ means to copy it into your homedir. However, what Jon suggests doesn't work. It only works for users with uid=0, in other words: root. It does not work for regular users. So I guess you must find another workaround, or work as root all the time. Working as root all the time is highly discouraged for security reasons, but it's up to you. But just out of curiosity: does the mouse work correct in a console? Perhaps you have gpm using one type of mouse, and have defined another one for X. Don't know if this can cause trouble or not, but it's not unlikely. You can manually edit the mouseconfig in /etc/sysconfig/mouse, or fire up a linuxconf and set the right mousetype in there. If you're not used to meddling with config files, go with linuxconf. ;-) -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] Cable modem help
The "I wanna get my cable modem working" Howto Your cable modem works in Windoze, but not in Linux? Boot into Windows and open your email or web browser and make SURE it is working. --- Win98/Win98se/Winnt/Win2k Users (Win95 see bottom) Start,run,command.com Command window opens, type into window ipconfig /all (If you do ipconfig /all \settings.txt you can open/print the file made or open it in linux to get and keep your settings handy) And something like this will appear: Windows 98 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . : [EMAIL PROTECTED] DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.23 192.168.0.1 Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . : IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes 0 Ethernet adapter : Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter. Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Primary WINS Server . . . . : Secondary WINS Server . . . : Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 1 Ethernet adapter : Description . . . . . . . . : Novell 2000 Adapter. Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-40-05-30-26-ED DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.224 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Primary WINS Server . . . . : Secondary WINS Server . . . : Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : Lease Expires . . . . . . . : - Take a look at your Adapter (In my case Novell 2000 Adapter). You are interested in IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DHCP Enabled (yes or no), DNS Servers (at the top). Okay, now open your browser and look for proxy info, if you find any copy it down. (Netscape is under edit, preferences,advanced,proxies, Manual proxy configuration (on mine)) (In Internet Exploder I will not even try to suggest where it might be, they change location like I change my sox) Open your email client now and look for name of mail server (Something like mail.home.net) Open a command window again and ping the name they give, write the name and number down! example: ping mail reply from 192.168.0.50 ping news reply from 192.168.0.51 If your mail server is named mail and not mail.something.somethingelse then your provider has an ALIAS on his DNS server and you either must use his DNS numbers or manually put in the ip number for "mail" yourself. I suggest you use his DNS numbers because they may change the numbers for the alias "mail" and then your mail will stop working. Reasons they might have to change number? Server crash, load balancing, just because they can... Same kinda thing goes for news. Remember, if this alias exists it is not a real address. If you go to another machine and try to get your mail you will have to put the numbers in manually. Ok, now that you have all this info boot up linux and put all those settings into linuxconf. If DHCP Enabled said yes then use it in linuxconf, probably not a good idea to static your address if under Windoze it was dynamic. After close of linuxconf you should be able to ping your mail and news servers by name. If not, try by number. If you can ping by number but not by name then go back into linuxconf and fix the DNS entries. If you can't by number either then ping your "Default Gateway", Still no joy? Do ifconfig and check numbers for card. Open up netscape and input proxy server settings if any. If you are going to use Netscape for mail and news you can set up the servers now. If you want you can edit /etc/hosts to make your own alias to mail and news. 192.168.0.50mailmail.home.net 192.168.0.51newsnews.home.net Since Netscape will not let you remove the default of "news" you might as well use it for your news servers name. Hopefully this got it for you. You now know more then many 1st tier Tech Support people. (The ones YOU get to talk to) Usually He/She has a database of common problems dealing with M$ Windoze and very little knowledge of his/her own to work with. If they are asked a question not in the database they might call 2nd tier, who knows a little more, etc. Jon Hunter Computer Consultant / PC Fixit Dude Win95 users will have
Re: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help!
Sorry Bosco ~ is another way of saying $HOME and means your home directory. in term you can: cp /etc/X11/XF86Config $HOME and it will show up in your home directory bosco wrote: Thanks for the tips.. That's something I haven't tried and I'm certainly willing to try ANYTHING.. :) But, excuse me for being a newbie.. When you say copy it to ~ what do you mean? And also, I've heard people speak of $HOME, but I'm not sure where it hides.. :) Thanks, bosco(). "Linux, it's like throwing everything you know away... But worth it.. " Jon Hunter wrote: bosco wrote: Greetings all, I wrote once before of the problems I'm having with this blasted mouse. Everything I change in my centrally located /etc/X11/XF86Config file seems to take. I just got done swapping my 75dpi and 100dpi fonts around and they work like a charm.. However, FOR SOME REASON, my mouse WILL NOT stay configured.. After I "startx" it's not working. If I run "XF86Setup" in a "konsole" and configure my mouse and hit apply it starts working. But it WILL NOT stay configured.. I've tried as root and user.. I've changed permissions, write and read access, hand editing and other not so wise things.. PLEASE HELP.. this is driving me MAD.. BTW, on previous installs of this EXACT same ISO ( mandrake v7.0 ) I've configured it to work fine.. Accck! I I love Linux soo much.. yet sometimes... thanks, bosco(). Get it working once and cp /etc/X11/XF86Config to ~ One of the oh so helpful fixits like linuxconf is probably changing it back. Had lots of problems with linuxconf changing my settings to what it thought was right. So annoying I finally disabled it. If you have a copy of XF86Config in $HOME it will take precedence over the one in /etc/X11 Jon
RE: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help!
K, I appreciate all these tips.. But I've done this.. and even hand edited and changed the XF86Config in my /home/bosco directory... To no avail.. argggh!!! ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] f*cking MOUSE! @#24!! -- Please help! ** Original Sender: Jon Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] ** Original Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2000 01:59:48 -0800 ** Original Message follows... Sorry Bosco ~ is another way of saying $HOME and means your home directory. in term you can: cp /etc/X11/XF86Config $HOME and it will show up in your home directory bosco wrote: Thanks for the tips.. That's something I haven't tried and I'm certainly willing to try ANYTHING.. :) But, excuse me for being a newbie.. When you say copy it to ~ what do you mean? And also, I've heard people speak of $HOME, but I'm not sure where it hides.. :) Thanks, bosco(). "Linux, it's like throwing everything you know away... But worth it.. " Jon Hunter wrote: bosco wrote: Greetings all, I wrote once before of the problems I'm having with this blasted mouse. Everything I change in my centrally located /etc/X11/XF86Config file seems to take. I just got done swapping my 75dpi and 100dpi fonts around and they work like a charm.. However, FOR SOME REASON, my mouse WILL NOT stay configured.. After I "startx" it's not working. If I run "XF86Setup" in a "konsole" and configure my mouse and hit apply it starts working. But it WILL NOT stay configured.. I've tried as root and user.. I've changed permissions, write and read access, hand editing and other not so wise things.. PLEASE HELP.. this is driving me MAD.. BTW, on previous installs of this EXACT same ISO ( mandrake v7.0 ) I've configured it to work fine.. Accck! I I love Linux soo much.. yet sometimes... thanks, bosco(). Get it working once and cp /etc/X11/XF86Config to ~ One of the oh so helpful fixits like linuxconf is probably changing it back. Had lots of problems with linuxconf changing my settings to what it thought was right. So annoying I finally disabled it. If you have a copy of XF86Config in $HOME it will take precedence over the one in /etc/X11 Jon ** - End Original Message --- ** the race is long and in the end it's only with yourself.
Re: [newbie] curious...
Kit, try /usr/sbin/apachectl This will show you the available options. Bryan KompuKit [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 03/16/2000 09:03:46 PM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake Linux [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Bryan Moorehead/Link/Allied Holdings) Subject: [newbie] curious... Hey, what is the apache execution file...name, and where is it located. anyone know...? I thought it was etc/sbin/httpd -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.penguinpowered.com (Server Runs between 6pm-12am EST) KompuKit=
Re: [newbie] Gnutella
From some poster on Slashdot, apparently they just moved the address of the site for now. So now it's http://www.allskin.com/gnutella/ . Unfortuantly it looks like it's all .exe files, and there is no source. Did anybody get or know where I can download the Gnutella sources and/or binaries? Unfortunately they have been pulled from Nullsoft's page by Big Brother (read AOL). Cheeers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
[newbie] ADSL and pptp and Linux (Mandrake)
Hello, I'm using Linux Mandrake (6.1 I believe) on a PC with an Ethernet card to connect myself to the Internet using ADSL. Up to 2 weeks ago, that worked fine. I used PAP identification and everything was OK. Recently, the system changed from PAP to CHAP. I updated the chap-secrets file, and now I can connect again to the Internet (ifconfig says ppp0 is up, I can ping a machine), but - I can't get even a local web page (local = on the ISP's server) to load - I can't load more than 10 or 15 mails in my mailbox from the pop server of the ISP : it looks as though some traffic comes from the ISP and suddenly it's restricted and going down to zero. Does anyone around have an idea as to what I might have misconfigured ? Do I need a special configuration for HTTP access that I might have had by default before, and that might have changed since then whithout my noting it ? Thanks if you can provide me with any help at all since I'm completely deadlocked. Cheers Vincent DECOUX [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Doesn't Support Java
Jeremy said: :~I have a Java app, Moneydance, which serves me well for my personal and small business finances. As a Java app, it runs in both Windows and Corel Linux. When I couldn't get it work in Mandrake, I couldn't find the java files that needed to be there. I was amazed that an "everything but the kitchen sink" installation didn't include Java. I remember hearing that it works well with IBM's Java, which is available for free. I'm pleased to report that it's working well with the blackdown jre. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Which Version Was mandrake60-1.iso?
Duh, I was doing a little (almost) spring cleaning, and came across mandrake60-1.iso. I guess based on the naming conventions of 7.0 and 70-2 that I found my ancient 6.0 distro? Is this a correct ASSumption? If this IS 6.0, and anyone wants it (seems a while back I needed it but 6.1 and 7.0 were all I could find on the 'net) , let me know. Thanks, Bryan
[newbie] Setup Help PLEASE !!!
Hi Group, I am trying to install Mandrake 7.0 but I get this error when trying to install from harddisk.bat file in dos. Has anyone seee this before and is there a workaround? TIA RWB C:\Mandrake\dosutils\autoboot\mdkinstloadlin vmlinuz ramdisk=32000 initrd=initrd.hdmdkinst hdLOADLIN v1.6 (C) 1994..1996 Hans Lermen [EMAIL PROTECTED] CPU is in V86-mode (may be WINDOWS, EMM386, QEMM, 386MAX, ...)You need pure 386/486 real mode or a VCPI server to boot LinuxVCPI is supported by most EMS drivers (if EMS is enabled),but never under WINDOWS-3.1 or WINDOWS'95.(However, real DOS-Mode of WINDOWS'95 can have EMS driver with VCPI)If loading via VCPI you also MUST have: 1. An interceptable setup-code (see MANUAL.TXT) 2. Identical Physical-to-Virtual mapping for the first 640 Kbytes Your current DOS/CPU configuration is: load buffer size: 0x , setup buffer size: 0x3E00 total memory: 0x0010 CPU is in V86 mode SetupIntercept: NO stat2: cpu_V86, but no VCPI available (check aborted) input params (size 0x0031): vmlinuz ramdisk=32000 initrd=initrd.hd mdkinst hd LOADLIN started from DOS-promptWARNING: Not enough free memory (load buffer size)C:\Mandrake\dosutils\autoboot\mdkinst
RE: [newbie] curious...
just "httpd" if you are root -Original Message- From: KompuKit [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 10:34 PM To: Mandrake Linux Subject: [newbie] curious... Hey, what is the apache execution file...name, and where is it located. anyone know...? I thought it was etc/sbin/httpd -- KompuKit= [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ# 7110071 HomePage: http://kwg.virtualave.net/kwg Personal WebServer: http://kompukit.penguinpowered.com (Server Runs between 6pm-12am EST) KompuKit=
RE: [newbie] cable modem
Are you sure you even need the proxy server, I doubt it for roadrunner. If you do, in netscape go to "edit preferences advanced proxy ". All the other info you have to get from your isp, just call them up and ask for it. -Original Message- From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem Hi there doing a upgrade I got rr to work but I don't know if all my TCP/IP settings are right and I don't know where to find them. Also in w98 using IE I run rr though a porxy server is there any way to set it up in communicator I've never used Netscape before. BTW if I'm not logged in to the network how can I be on it? I haven't set up my user name or password for rr and don't know where to do it. Cory -Original Message- From: Pittman, Merle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:06 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem Same old story from the tech guys, that is their excuss for "they have no idea what they are doing". Do you have linux installed already?? If you get linux installed and your network card setup properly the rest is cake. You need to find you if you are using static IP addressing or DHCP, find this out from tech support if you don't know. Get the info for gateway, DNS, your IP (if it is static), smtp mail server, pop mail server, etc. Ready to start when you are :) -Original Message- From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 3:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject:[newbie] cable modem Hello there I have Road Runner cable modem service and I was wondering if anyone knows how to set it up so I can get on to the internet with linux . I tried tech support but they said that they only support win/mac and can't help with any other OS. Cory
RE: [newbie] shell programming question
write count to a global variable before you exit the loop -Original Message- From: Dan Ferris [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 1:05 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] shell programming question Hi- I am attempting to write a shell program for a school class that uses finger to find users who have never logged on. It is a Bourne shell program, nothing fancy. Here is the code. It is pretty short: #/bin/sh export count=0 cat /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f1,5 | tr ":" " " | tr "," " " | while read userid username do if finger $userid | grep "Never logged in." 1 /dev/null then echo "$userid ( $username ) has never logged on." count=`expr $count + 1` fi done This program works. Only problem is that it is required to count the number of users who have not logged on. The variable count is exported so that the loop can use it. Of course the loop is executed inside a subshell, so getting the new value out of the loop is...well...not obvious. Can anyone tell me how to get the new value of the variable out of the subshell and back to the original shell??? TIA, Dan -- Any programming language is at its best before it is implemented and used.
Re: [newbie] Basic Help
Ronald Brown wrote: Hello Group, In the install process, it asks the following question. What partition and directory on that partition holds the Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base directory? If you remember from my post yesterday, all my files are on my hard drive. Actually: C:\7.0 I have tried everything I could think of and there is no docs on this part of the install. I guess I am just to old and used to a Windows enviroment. If you can help, that would be great. Thanks Ron try /hda1/7.0 or hda1/7.0
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Doesn't Support Java
This may be of some interest to the people following this thread.
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Java(tm) Binary Kernel Support for Linux v1.02
--
Linux beats them ALL! While all other OS's are TALKING about direct
support of Java Binaries in the OS, Linux is doing it!
You can execute Java applications and Java Applets just like any
other program after you have done the following:
1) You MUST FIRST install the Java Developers Kit for Linux.
The Java on Linux HOWTO gives the details on getting
and
installing this. This HOWTO can be found at:
ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/Java-HOWTO
You should also set up a reasonable CLASSPATH
environment
variable to use Java applications that make use of any
nonstandard classes (not included in the same
directory
as the application itself).
2) You have to compile BINFMT_MISC either as a module or into
the kernel (CONFIG_BINFMT_MISC) and set it up
properly.
If you choose to compile it as a module, you will have
to insert it manually with modprobe/insmod, as kerneld
can not easy be supported with binfmt_misc.
Read the file 'binfmt_misc.txt' in this directory to
know
more about the configuration process.
3) Add the following configuration items to binfmt_misc
(you should really have read binfmt_misc.txt now):
support for Java applications:
':Java:M::\xca\xfe\xba\xbe::/usr/local/java/bin/javawrapper:'
support for Java Applets:
':Applet:E::html::/usr/local/java/bin/appletviewer:'
or the following, if you want to be more selective:
':Applet:M::!--applet::/usr/local/java/bin/appletviewer:'
Of cause you have to fix the path names, if you installed
the JDK
at another place than /usr/local/java.
Note, that for the more selective applet support you have to
modify
existing html-files to contain !--applet-- in the
first line
('' has to be the first character!) to let this
work!
For the compiled Java programs you need a wrapper script
like the
following (this is because Java is broken in case of the
filename
handling), again fix the path names, both in the script and
in the
above given configuration string:
== Cut here ===
#!/bin/bash
# /usr/local/java/bin/javawrapper - the wrapper for
binfmt_misc/java
CLASS=$1
# if classname is a link, we follow it (this could be done easier -
how?)
if [ -L $1 ] ; then
CLASS=`ls --color=no -l $1 |
tr -s '\t ' ' ' | cut -d ' ' -f 11`
fi
CLASSN=`basename $CLASS .class`
CLASSP=`dirname $CLASS`
FOO=$PATH
PATH=$CLASSPATH
if [ -z `type -p -a $CLASSN.class` ] ; then
# class is not in
CLASSPATH
if [ -e
$CLASSP/$CLASSN.class ] ; then
# append dir of class to CLASSPATH
if [ -z ${CLASSPATH} ] ; then
export CLASSPATH=$CLASSP
else
export CLASSPATH=$CLASSP:$CLASSPATH
fi
else
# uh! now we would have to create a symbolic link - really
# ugly, i.e. print a message that one has to change the setup
echo Hey! This is not a good setup to run $1 !
exit 1
fi
fi
PATH=$FOO
shift
/usr/local/java/bin/java $CLASSN $@
== Cut here ===
Now simply chmod +x the .class and/or .html files you want to
execute.
To add a Java program to your path best put a symbolic link to the
main
.class file into /usr/bin (or another place you like) omitting the
.class
extension. The directory containing the original .class file will
be
added to your CLASSPATH during execution.
To test your new setup, enter in the following simple Java app, and
name
it HelloWorld.java:
class
HelloWorld {
public
static void main(String args[]) {
System.out.println(Hello
World!);
}
}
Now compile the application with:
javac
HelloWorld.java
Set the executable permissions of the binary file, with:
chmod 755
HelloWorld.class
And then execute it:
./HelloWorld.class
To execute Java Applets, simple chmod the *.html files to include
the execution bit, then just do
./Applet.html
originally by Brian A. Lantz, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
heavily edited for binfmt_misc by Richard Gnther.
At 16:38 00-03-06 -0500, you wrote:
I decided to make the Subject more
confrontational, since my previous gentle request didn't get a reply.
g
I have a Java app, Moneydance, which serves me well for my personal and
small business finances. As a Java app, it runs in both Windows and Corel
Linux. When I couldn't get it work in Mandrake, I couldn't find the java
files that needed to be there. I was amazed that an everything but
the kitchen sink installation didn't include Java.
So, are any of you running Java apps in 7.0? How did you manage it?
--
Lane
Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA
Using Linux to get where I want to go...
- If you kiss me, I'll turn into a beautiful princess.
- Look, I'm a computer programmer. I don't have time for
girls,
but a talking frog is very very cool.
...and on the seventh day, God turned off
Re: [newbie] cable modem
The Roadrunner service that I am using (midsouth.rr.com) does not require me to log-in except to check e-mail. The way it works is it verifies me by the Mac address of the ethernet card that they supplied me. It is all done via DHCP. You don't need to run a proxy server which in Linux is IP masquerade unless you are trying to connect two or more PC's to the internet. Here is a link that will tell you more than you want to know about setting up a cable modem and firewalls and IP Masquerading, etc. It also has a section on Roadrunner setup for Linux. Here is the site: www.cablemodeminfo.com . ---Mark Irving--- - Original Message - From: Pittman, Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:49 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem Are you sure you even need the proxy server, I doubt it for roadrunner. If you do, in netscape go to "edit preferences advanced proxy ". All the other info you have to get from your isp, just call them up and ask for it. -Original Message- From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:02 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem Hi there doing a upgrade I got rr to work but I don't know if all my TCP/IP settings are right and I don't know where to find them. Also in w98 using IE I run rr though a porxy server is there any way to set it up in communicator I've never used Netscape before. BTW if I'm not logged in to the network how can I be on it? I haven't set up my user name or password for rr and don't know where to do it. Cory -Original Message- From: Pittman, Merle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:06 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] cable modem Same old story from the tech guys, that is their excuss for "they have no idea what they are doing". Do you have linux installed already?? If you get linux installed and your network card setup properly the rest is cake. You need to find you if you are using static IP addressing or DHCP, find this out from tech support if you don't know. Get the info for gateway, DNS, your IP (if it is static), smtp mail server, pop mail server, etc. Ready to start when you are :) -Original Message- From: Cory Hirano [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 3:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] cable modem Hello there I have Road Runner cable modem service and I was wondering if anyone knows how to set it up so I can get on to the internet with linux . I tried tech support but they said that they only support win/mac and can't help with any other OS. Cory
[newbie]
Hi All I have a compaq presario 1230 laptop with a dual boot of window98 and Linux mandrake 7.0 and I'm trying to get my linksys combo ec2t pcmcia ethernet card working. I did find it is supported. Also with linux do you have to stop a pcmcia card before ejecting it like you do with a windows os.
Re: [newbie] Basic Help
Hi Audrey, Sorry, neither one worked. I am now working on using DrakX Thanks - Original Message - From: "Audrey Beck" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Basic Help Ronald Brown wrote: Hello Group, In the install process, it asks the following question. What partition and directory on that partition holds the Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base directory? If you remember from my post yesterday, all my files are on my hard drive. Actually: C:\7.0 I have tried everything I could think of and there is no docs on this part of the install. I guess I am just to old and used to a Windows enviroment. If you can help, that would be great. Thanks Ron try /hda1/7.0 or hda1/7.0
Re: [newbie] Terminal
On Thu, 16 Mar 2000, Jeremy wrote: You said you have Mandrake 6.1 but the NEWEST version of lynx. That could make it tough for people here to know your exact setup. If you compiled it yourself it may be easier to know which library was used. If noone here can help you, try the lynx mailing list or their website. i already 'downgrade' to mandrake 6.1 lynx and vim [des@nadia des]$ rpm -qa |grep lynx lynx-2.8.3dev.8-1mdk [des@nadia des]$ rpm -qa |grep vim vim-common-5.4-3mdk vim-enhanced-5.4-3mdk vim-minimal-5.4-3mdk but the color still wont up. others apps (MC, BitchX, ls -f --color) looks fine Sorry I know this isn't much help. i thank you for the answer, i really appreciate it. have a nice weekend :) ps: i made a screenshot of my desktop http://www.gauli.com/~des/desk.jpg i reply your email with vim as editor, theres bold lines where supposed to be colored, and aterm at lower right shows the first page of rpmfind.net while Kvt looks in colors -- Rib Your mind understands what you have been taught; your heart, what is true.
[newbie] no available partitions
I am trying to install mandrake 7.02 on a old P133. The install hangs when it comes to the partitioning sectiona nd says that "it can find no available partitions", I know this is false, I have 1 GB partition with nothing on it. Is there a certain format the partition should be in for the install to recognize it?? Merle Pittman xwave solutions 709-724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] memory above 64 mb ram
Yeah, tons of people. I wonder if someone's keeping a counter on this topic... ;) Solution is simple: see the append lines in /etc/lilo.conf? Edit them like this: append = "mem=128M" That should do the trick. Before you want to do this, you might try booting linux this way at the lilo prompt (just to make sure you don't screw things up if it don't work) : linux mem=128M Not sure if it needs quotes around the mem=128M part; don't think so. If the system boots OK, then put the append line in /etc/lilo.conf On Mar 17 Brent Pathakis wrote: Question, I just installed linux mandrake 7.0 -2. I have a amd athalon 500 with 128 mb of ram, but linux always shows 64mb (when I run the free command for the shell, or r in X). Anybody else have this problem? __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] Clock Setting
hello all... i re installed linux due to a dumb move on my part (part of the learning process, eh?) and i accidentally set my clock to GMT, which is 5 hours behind the time here. how can i reset it to display my local time? thanks. seth
Re: [[newbie] Cable modem help]
Wow Jon...a ton of great info...thx.:) Jaguar Jon Hunter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The "I wanna get my cable modem working" Howto Your cable modem works in Windoze, but not in Linux? Boot into Windows and open your email or web browser and make SURE it is working. --- Win98/Win98se/Winnt/Win2k Users (Win95 see bottom) Start,run,command.com Command window opens, type into window ipconfig /all (If you do ipconfig /all \settings.txt you can open/print the file made or open it in linux to get and keep your settings handy) And something like this will appear: Windows 98 IP Configuration Host Name . . . . . . . . . : [EMAIL PROTECTED] DNS Servers . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.10 192.168.0.23 192.168.0.1 Node Type . . . . . . . . . : Broadcast NetBIOS Scope ID. . . . . . : IP Routing Enabled. . . . . : No WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . : No NetBIOS Resolution Uses DNS : Yes 0 Ethernet adapter : Description . . . . . . . . : PPP Adapter. Physical Address. . . . . . : 44-45-53-54-00-00 DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 0.0.0.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : DHCP Server . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.255 Primary WINS Server . . . . : Secondary WINS Server . . . : Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : Lease Expires . . . . . . . : 1 Ethernet adapter : Description . . . . . . . . : Novell 2000 Adapter. Physical Address. . . . . . : 00-40-05-30-26-ED DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . : No IP Address. . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.224 Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1 Primary WINS Server . . . . : Secondary WINS Server . . . : Lease Obtained. . . . . . . : Lease Expires . . . . . . . : - Take a look at your Adapter (In my case Novell 2000 Adapter). You are interested in IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, DHCP Enabled (yes or no), DNS Servers (at the top). Okay, now open your browser and look for proxy info, if you find any copy it down. (Netscape is under edit, preferences,advanced,proxies, Manual proxy configuration (on mine)) (In Internet Exploder I will not even try to suggest where it might be, they change location like I change my sox) Open your email client now and look for name of mail server (Something like mail.home.net) Open a command window again and ping the name they give, write the name and number down! example: ping mail reply from 192.168.0.50 ping news reply from 192.168.0.51 If your mail server is named mail and not mail.something.somethingelse then your provider has an ALIAS on his DNS server and you either must use his DNS numbers or manually put in the ip number for "mail" yourself. I suggest you use his DNS numbers because they may change the numbers for the alias "mail" and then your mail will stop working. Reasons they might have to change number? Server crash, load balancing, just because they can... Same kinda thing goes for news. Remember, if this alias exists it is not a real address. If you go to another machine and try to get your mail you will have to put the numbers in manually. Ok, now that you have all this info boot up linux and put all those settings into linuxconf. If DHCP Enabled said yes then use it in linuxconf, probably not a good idea to static your address if under Windoze it was dynamic. After close of linuxconf you should be able to ping your mail and news servers by name. If not, try by number. If you can ping by number but not by name then go back into linuxconf and fix the DNS entries. If you can't by number either then ping your "Default Gateway", Still no joy? Do ifconfig and check numbers for card. Open up netscape and input proxy server settings if any. If you are going to use Netscape for mail and news you can set up the servers now. If you want you can edit /etc/hosts to make your own alias to mail and news. 192.168.0.50mailmail.home.net 192.168.0.51newsnews.home.net Since Netscape will not let you remove the default of "news" you might as well use it for your news servers name. Hopefully this got it for you. You now know more then many 1st tier Tech Support people. (The ones YOU get to talk to) Usually He/She has a database of common problems dealing with M$ Windoze and very little knowledge of his/her own to work with. If they are asked a question not in the database they might
Re: [newbie] speed issues
Okay, I ran top to look at the processes. There really didn't seem to be any real bottleneck. In terms of CPU usage, top itself and my terminal emulator used up the most (not much). When I moved a window around, X jumped up to about 80%, but that is to be expected, I think. As for memory usage, X uses the most, but only about 12%. The memory statistics are strange, though. Of my 64 M of RAM, only 9212 K of it is free, but I'm not running very much at all (besides the root processes, like kwm, kdm, etc.). And although I have 72 M of swap space, none of it is being used at all! All of the swap space is free. Is this normal? Thanks, Patrick -Original Message- From: Rial Juan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mandrake Newbie Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Friday, March 17, 2000 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] speed issues Try this command in a terminal/console: top It lists all running processes. Use shift-P to sort on CPU-usage, and shift-M to sort on memory usage. Also have a look at the main cpu/mem statistics at that come before the list; this will help you figure out where the bottleneck lies. Oh yeah, pressing q exits top. See the man-page for more details. Heh, "see the man-page for more details" must be my favorite quote or something. Perhaps I should append it to my .signature ;-) On Mar 16 Patrick Sisterhen wrote: Harold, Well, I have 64 M of RAM, as well. And my computer is certainly fast enough to handle it without trouble. I've reinstalled also, but still no luck. It runs extremely slowly, and it's insufferable. I'm about to give up, unless anyone has any ideas. Thanks, Patrick -Original Message- From: Harold Hartley [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Patrick Sisterhen [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 4:20 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] speed issues Patrick Sisterhen wrote: Hi, I just installed Mandrake 7.0 yesterday, and everything within KDE seems to be moving slowly. It takes up to 30 seconds to open a window, and even the smallest applications can take nearly a minute to start. It's maddening and almost unusable. Any ideas on what might be going on? Thanks, Patrick Well, for one thing is, KDE and GNOME uses alot of memory and if you don't have that much memory, then you might want to add more memory to the system.. I run 64 megs ram and runs fine... -- definition of shareware: try before you buy definition of bugware : Microsoft definition of an adventure : Linux -- Rial Juanhttp://nighty.ulyssis.org e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Belgiumtel:(++32) 89/856533 ulyssis system admininstrator http://www.ulyssis.org The little critters in nature; they don't know they're ugly. That's very funny... A fly marying a bumble-bee... Sign the petition at http://www.libranet.com/petition.html Help bring us more Linux Drivers
[newbie] Whither X Startup Files?
There seem to be all manner of X-type config files scattered hither and yon in home directories and /etc and their children. I think a lot of them never get looked at by the system, and I don't know how to figure out which ones really count! I installed 7.0.2 to go directly to X, and I don't know how to control the process... particularly in terms of which X programs start up automatically. I've seen references to homedir/.xsession, but I don't have one of those. I'm afraid to just create one in case I do it wrong and lose access to my system. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Re: [newbie]
Hello, I have the EXACT same pcmcia network card. One little suggestion for you, don't try installing Mandrake 6.1 on your laptopthe network card is really difficult to get working (been working on it for the past 4 days). Now, to your question, have you made sure that in the setup menu you've got pcmcia services running? I found that the services run by default in Mandrake 7.02 are extremely limited. In 6.1 they run many more services. And I'm pretty sure you have to stop the service before ejecting the card. could be wrong though. Jero hello wrote: Hi All I have a compaq presario 1230 laptop with a dual boot of window98 and Linux mandrake 7.0 and I'm trying to get my linksys combo ec2t pcmcia ethernet card working. I did find it is supported. Also with linux do you have to stop a pcmcia card before ejecting it like you do with a windows os.
Re: [newbie] no available partitions
You could fdisk the partition and leave it as free space. You should then be able to install linux on the free space. *i think* - Original Message - From: Pittman, Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:39 AM Subject: [newbie] no available partitions I am trying to install mandrake 7.02 on a old P133. The install hangs when it comes to the partitioning sectiona nd says that "it can find no available partitions", I know this is false, I have 1 GB partition with nothing on it. Is there a certain format the partition should be in for the install to recognize it?? Merle Pittman xwave solutions 709-724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] no available partitions
tried that...doesn't work. -Original Message- From: Bill Kinsey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] no available partitions You could fdisk the partition and leave it as free space. You should then be able to install linux on the free space. *i think* - Original Message - From: Pittman, Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:39 AM Subject: [newbie] no available partitions I am trying to install mandrake 7.02 on a old P133. The install hangs when it comes to the partitioning sectiona nd says that "it can find no available partitions", I know this is false, I have 1 GB partition with nothing on it. Is there a certain format the partition should be in for the install to recognize it?? Merle Pittman xwave solutions 709-724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config
I got the Riva TNT w/ 16meg. Seve -Original Message- From: Brian Vogt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config What card did you get? I've been looking at the compatibility lists and checking pricewatch and its tough to find the perfect card...I'd love to have something that functions on the first try... - Original Message - From: "Sevatio Octavio" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config I even looked at the commercial driver... I don't exactly remember the details but I remembered it being a better choice to get the new card. I spent around $50 for an AGP card with 16MegRam and it was good the first attempt. I'm guessing that you have 8Mb on yours. So that's a bit of an upgrade. Goodluck. I'm just glad to see that more people are jumpin' on the Penguin Express. Seve -Original Message- From: Brian Vogt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Yes, thanks...I'd love to see anything that might help. I'm at a loss as to what to do next, and Mandrake tech support doesn't have much to say about it... When will a new version of Xfree86 be out? Will support be in a full release, or in one of the smaller pre-releases? Also, does anyone know anything about the commercial driver I heard mentioned? I'm wondering if that might be a better option than buying a new video card. Thanks for all the feedback, everyone - I appreciate it. Brian - Original Message - From: "Jim Del Cañamo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config I work with Diamond Speed Star A50 Mandrake 6.0 You must configurate some Options in device section for /etc/X11/XF86 config file If you want I can send my XF86config file Gabriel Spahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sevatio Octavio) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:44:30 -0800 I had the same problem with the 6326. You get graphics but blacked-out text. I'm sorry but I don't believe there has been a fix for this. Xfree86.org says that the next version should resolve this situation. Look at this page for the bad news http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/#A50 . What I did was went out and bought a better card that was compatible. Seve -Original Message- From: Jim Del Cañamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Brian I work with a SiS6323 Diamond Speed Star A50 video card whit AGP you can read the README.SiS for valid options Or if you want I will send to you my video configuration in XF86SVGA file. please send your request to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Brian Vogt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:25:28 - Hello everyone. I am installing Mandrake on my Athlon box, and am having trouble with my video card. It is built by Biostar, who also makes my motherboard, and has the SiS 6326 chipset (win2k tells me it is an "SiS 5598/6326" card). It is an AGP card. I can't get it to give me a display - and the closest I've gotten is a full color, correctly sized desktop that doesn't allow me to read text. Anytime any texty is displayed, it appears as a black block character. How do I set up this card in the installer properly? Thanks for the help Brian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] Clock Setting
With a hammer! bosco(). HAL 9000 wrote: hello all... i re installed linux due to a dumb move on my part (part of the learning process, eh?) and i accidentally set my clock to GMT, which is 5 hours behind the time here. how can i reset it to display my local time? thanks. seth
Re: [newbie] Virtual Desktops and Theme Manager
Go to the GIANT 'K' at the bottom of the screen and then on 'Settings' then go to 'Applications', 'Panel', 'Desktops' and then you can move the Upper slide to increase the number of desktops or decrease by 2's. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 02:53:50 -0600 bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Greets all, I would like to change from 4 ( KDE default ) virtual desktops to two... is this possible? Also, I would like to delete some of ( read : most of ) the themes that came with Mandrake v7.0 but unfortunately they have the "Remove" button disabled for the pre-installed ones? Any ideas? Thanks a bunch, bosco(). ( This is a great list... A true testament to the Linux Community ) Translation : ( A great place for slackers to hang out! :p ) YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Basic Help
Ron, From what you are saying it looks to me you have used 'Lnx4Win' to install. If so then I would suggest you remove that setup and go with the 'lilo', it is much faster. If Ole' Windows crashes on you 'Linux' will be lost and require a reinstall. What Lnx4Win does is creates your Linux Part in a Windows Dir from what I have understood and that is NOT GOOD. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 03:49:08 -0500 "Ronald Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello Group, In the install process, it asks the following question. What partition and directory on that partition holds the Mandrake/RPMS and Mandrake/base directory? If you remember from my post yesterday, all my files are on my hard drive. Actually: C:\7.0 I have tried everything I could think of and there is no docs on this part of the install. I guess I am just to old and used to a Windows enviroment. If you can help, that would be great. Thanks Ron YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] Clock Setting
Type "setup" as root, and there should be an option to configure the time zone. hello all... i re installed linux due to a dumb move on my part (part of the learning process, eh?) and i accidentally set my clock to GMT, which is 5 hours behind the time here. how can i reset it to display my local time? thanks. seth -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
[newbie] First installation of Linux - Mouse not recognised
I'm having huge problems trying to get Linux to recognise my mouse. It's a Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer, plugged in to a USB port. I'm installing Linux for the first time, and have tried selecting various mouse types using the mouseconfig utility, but it won't work.Linux does not automatically detect my mouseon setup. Can anyone please tell me which option I should be selecting please? Should it be a 'busmouse'? Or do I need to specially install the USB port first (in which case how do I do this!?). Thanks John
Re: [newbie] Virtual Desktops and Theme Manager
Thanks a bunch! bosco(). [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Go to the GIANT 'K' at the bottom of the screen and then on 'Settings' then go to 'Applications', 'Panel', 'Desktops' and then you can move the Upper slide to increase the number of desktops or decrease by 2's. don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 02:53:50 -0600 bosco [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Greets all, I would like to change from 4 ( KDE default ) virtual desktops to two... is this possible? Also, I would like to delete some of ( read : most of ) the themes that came with Mandrake v7.0 but unfortunately they have the "Remove" button disabled for the pre-installed ones? Any ideas? Thanks a bunch, bosco(). ( This is a great list... A true testament to the Linux Community ) Translation : ( A great place for slackers to hang out! :p ) YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] COmpressed files
I use midnight commander for darned near everything. Just put the file under the highlight, whack enter, and you'll see the contents of most any archive. Then just F5 copy them outta there to the other window, and you're done. mc is the command to start it, and it will handle zips just fine. dave w - Original Message - From: Payne Stanifer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:47 PM Subject: [newbie] COmpressed files I was wondering what program I need to open .zip files. I have tried the archiver that comes with redhat 6.0, but it doesn't seem to work. Anyone know what program or patch I need? Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [newbie] no available partitions
I am going to assume you have a minimal Win95/98 that you are using now . OK then look for a utility called Ranish Partition Manager to donwload (free) defrag your drive, and to simplify things create a 120mb swap and an /partition into which mandrake will sort itself out, like many you will probably rearrange everything several times as you learn more!! "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "Pittman, Merle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 3:31 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] no available partitions tried that...doesn't work. -Original Message- From: Bill Kinsey [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] no available partitions You could fdisk the partition and leave it as free space. You should then be able to install linux on the free space. *i think* - Original Message - From: Pittman, Merle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 6:39 AM Subject: [newbie] no available partitions I am trying to install mandrake 7.02 on a old P133. The install hangs when it comes to the partitioning sectiona nd says that "it can find no available partitions", I know this is false, I have 1 GB partition with nothing on it. Is there a certain format the partition should be in for the install to recognize it?? Merle Pittman xwave solutions 709-724-7598 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] A Very Very Basic Question
I had seen it but it seemed too trivial to carp about a mistake I will probably make myself particularly when hurried "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 1:15 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] A Very Very Basic Question Tonybut you did miss criticizing me for using Linux/UNIX slashes in the example instead of windows backslashes. :-) Alan Tony wrote: Understood now, I was worrying he would take it literally, just put it down to old age and Altsheimers disease- - - - what was the name of that disease?? "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 10:06 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] A Very Very Basic Question Tonythat was an example of path info, that's why I wrote an i.e. in front of it. Alan Tony wrote: Alan he has the image on C:\images\hdimage, ie. he downloaded direct to his hard drive NOT to cdr "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "Ronald Brown" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] A Very Very Basic Question I will try that Alan...Thanks - Original Message - From: "Alan Shoemaker" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 7:31 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] A Very Very Basic Question Rondid you include the path info to the image file (ie. d:/images/hd.img), or did you really type it as hd.image which is incorrect? Also was a:: appended to that field? That would also be incorrect. I suggest that you use the dos (rawrite.exe) program rather than either of the windows versions. Run it in a dos window. Alan Ronald Brown wrote: Hi Group, I do apologize for being so novice. That is what one gets for working on this all night without rest and I must say thank God for adsl :) It seems that many people are missing my point. I do not have the installation of Mandrake on a CD-ROM. A plain download to my local hard drive. My problems seems to come from trying to do a RAWRITE.exe I have never ran into this before, so it's a learning process. I followed the directions, but the files I need to write to the floppy want write there. In my mistake of downloading the ISO and using winimage, it worked perfect. When click the RAWRITE file, it asks for the image source fileI enter hd.image a:: but nothing. What am I doing wrong? Thanks, Ron Brown
Re: [newbie] Modem not detected
In case your modem ISN"T a winmodemas far as I know...COM ports don't go any higher then 4 in Linux. Is it a Plug and Play? (I had trouble with my US Robitics 56K Pnp modem till I got PNP off) Can you manually hardware your modem to use either COM 1, 2, 3, or 4? Jero Sharon Pfeiffer wrote: Hi! I've got a Hayes Accura 288B modem and have just installed Mandrake 7.0.My problem: I can't seem to get my modem to work. I ran DrakConf and it did not detect my modem.In Windoze, my modem shows up on COM 5 IRQ 11 and io=0x108.Can someone please help me solve this problem? Thanks a million!!! Sharon Pfeiffer
[newbie] HEEEELP.. mouse probs
It's now taken me almost two weeks to get Linux installed on my system, and NOW the mouse doesn't appear to want to play ball! It (MS intellimouse USB. no ball, glowing red an' all that) was responsive all the way through the installation process. But from the KDE login screen onwards, the pointer just refuses to move. Any suggestions? Steve
[newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?
Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC
[newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
[newbie] ./configure error
i am trying to install some programs i have downloaded but every time i use ./congiure i e9ither get the error file not found or error can not guess host type you must specify one what is this error why am i getting it and what can i do to fix it
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
i got the same error i had to delete the partion adn restart with it listed as empty and linux installed fine with all the pacages may or may not work but you can give it a try On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, you wrote: Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] good graphics software in linux?
On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, you wrote: hi all is there any good/fast graphics viewers in mandrake like window's acdsee? I use kuickshow. It does slideshows like acdsee does. It should be on your Mandrake CD. -- Michelle "Just because kittens are born in the hearth oven, that doesn't make them muffins." Kahlan Amnell in _Temple of the Winds_ by Terry Goodkind.
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /
is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?
John Catral wrote: Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC If nobody posts the url, check in the mail archives. I believe that someone posted a url for lexmark drivers etc.
[newbie] HELP WITH SHARES
Hi ... can anyone tell me how to use/configure SWAT. I figure if i can get SWAT working it might be easier for me to learn about SAMBA. OR Anyway... if anyones willing to help me set up my shares (win2k box / linux box) ..i'd much appreciate that too. :) i know theres bound to be a samba guru here amongst it all... Thanks In Advance Gerald.
Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers?
Where is the archive? In the mandrake site? =) -JVMC - Original Message - From: Audrey Beck [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:19 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Lexmark Colorjet 2070 Drivers? John Catral wrote: Hi! Has anyone gotten the LExmark Colorjet 2070 drivers to work for Linux? Mandrake 7 doesnt seem to recognize it. I hope someone can help me out because I dont want to print my school papers from WindoZe.. =) Thanks! -JVMC If nobody posts the url, check in the mail archives. I believe that someone posted a url for lexmark drivers etc.
[newbie] Alias with Input?
Say, I'm going crazy typing in "locate [string] | more". I'd like to put an "lm" alias in .bashrc, but I don't know how to write it so that it will take the [string] argument. I've looked through some doc, but I'm not looking the right place. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Netscape
I downloaded the updated version of Netscape but before I install it, I need to know where to install it so that the shortcuts and menu listings will still recognize it. Can someone help me with the prooper location or procedure please? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error notenough space in partition/
It is 7.0, but do you know for sure that this bug has been fixed in 7.0-2? Because I would like to have 7.0 running and upgrade it from there. Or else I'd have to download the update I guess, and I don't know what I should do in that case. I mean, where do I find and where do I save the update, since my medium is a CD. And (attn: guy named root) how do I list a partition empty? I would think it's already empty, I just created it GG Tony wrote: is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] ./configure error
i am trying to install some programs i have downloaded but every time i use ../congiure i e9ither get the error file not found or error can not guess host type you must specify one what is this error why am i getting it and what can i do to fix it Do you type it as you did in the Subject or as you did in your message? If the latter, that would explain why it didn't work. There should be one dot and one dash before "configure." -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] ./configure error
i type it exactly like this ./configure
[newbie] linux-mandrake
I just got a Mandrake Deluxe Linux OS ver 6.0 and I am trying to load it on a new hard drive but I keep getting a boot failure error from the Linux boot diskette. Does this mean the boot diskette is bad and if so how do I get a new one. Thanks for any help you can give me. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] linux-mandrake
"Tony Velez - Charter @ Home" wrote: I just got a Mandrake Deluxe Linux OS ver 6.0 and I am trying to load it on a new hard drive but I keep getting a boot failure error from the Linux boot diskette. Does this mean the boot diskette is bad and if so how do I get a new one. Thanks for any help you can give me. [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yes it's probably bad RTFM for details, but here's the jist of it: there's a program called rawrite on the cd and an image file of a boot disk. I know for a facrt there's at least a readme if you casnt find the manual. Funny story when I bought 6.0: The packing list said there was supposed to be a boot disk, and I didn't get one. It was shoortly before the store closed so I rushed back to exchange it. I decided to make sure the next one I grabbed had the disk with it...none in the stock did, and I _really_ pissed off best buy security while checking every one. I then decided to take one home anyway figuring I could find a way to install. I felt mighty stupid after I saw the boot disk image! On second thought, I think this was redhat 5.0 because I had windows on that computer for a short time before I got redhat 5.0. (the only reason I had windows on it was because it was on it when it got passed down to me, and the only linux I had was an archaic one on my 486 with no install disks. Other than that Ive been M$ free since 93/94, until I recently installed vmware) Once you start using linux it's hard to go back to windows! I aways have this small partition free where I plan on installing windows but never get around to it... ~Jeremy
[newbie] check this site out
www.kmfms.com Microsoft bashing, linux, all to a KMFDM-ish (a cool band) theme. Gotta love that graphic! I know this isn't really Mandrake related, but I'm willing to bet some of you will like. Ok, to keep this on topic, I'm thinking about adding a graphic to my LILO prompt. Mandrake 7.0 boot disk does it. Is it possible for me to do this as well? I'm going to be playing around with this, if anyone has some hints please post. If I figure it out I will post how here. Or, better yet, is it possible to make my console login prompt a graphic? (no, not PC ASCII characters) I'm thinking the above graphic would be cool until I get sick of it. ~Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error notenoughspace inpartition/
GGthere is a link on the mandrake website that has all of the updated .img files from the 7.0-2 release. If you make a floppy boot disc from one of these .img files and boot the system from it instead of from the 7.0 cd itself, then the install will proceed as if you had used the 7.0-2 cd. Alan kiriakos wrote: It is 7.0, but do you know for sure that this bug has been fixed in 7.0-2? Because I would like to have 7.0 running and upgrade it from there. Or else I'd have to download the update I guess, and I don't know what I should do in that case. I mean, where do I find and where do I save the update, since my medium is a CD. And (attn: guy named root) how do I list a partition empty? I would think it's already empty, I just created it GG Tony wrote: is this 7.0 or the fixed up version 7.0-2 "Weave a circle round him thrice, And close your eyes with holy dread, For he on honeydew hath fed, And drunk the milk of paradise." (The linux user) - Original Message - From: "kiriakos" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 9:22 PM Subject: [newbie] Mandrake 7.0 - Installation screams 'error not enough space in partition /" Hello all, I just got a Mandrake 7.0 distribution from a computer magazine. It all goes well up to the point that it asks me for the packages I want to install. I had the disk auto-allocated, which gives me around 1409 Megs for the / partition. I chose "expert" installation (I'm not an expert, just a freak, hehe) and development type. After that point, the installation gives me an error saying more or less that the packages I chose are 1180 Megs in size and there's no space for all of them (like 1180 1409?) but I could go on anyway, just I won't get all packages installed. I OK this, to go on, and then I get a menu of package choices (Server, Development, Games, etc.) I choose the absolute minimum, which is 1180 Megs, and when I OK this too, I get an error that the .rpms could not be installed because of no space in / partition. This is weird cause I restarted after I partitioned, so there shouldn't be a problem for the installation to see the allocated space. Any ideas? Thanks in advance GG
Re: [newbie] linux-mandrake
Tonymake one yourself with the dos program rawrite.exe and the image file hd.img, both of which can be found on the installation cd. Alan "Tony Velez - Charter @ Home" wrote: I just got a Mandrake Deluxe Linux OS ver 6.0 and I am trying to load it on a new hard drive but I keep getting a boot failure error from the Linux boot diskette. Does this mean the boot diskette is bad and if so how do I get a new one. Thanks for any help you can give me. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Large Disk (14G) on a P166
Sujeevan wrote: HELP ME PLEASE !!! my friend has a 14g HD (FUJITSU) and he is trying to install Mandrake 7 on his computer. we tried to boot the computer with 14G, but the computer just hung. The HD has option to use only 2GB so that the old computer can use the drive, but i want to set it up so that he could use whole 14G. Please help me... Thanks in advance!!! Sujeevan R Toronto, Ontario Canada. [EMAIL PROTECTED] What, you don't want to use only 14% of the drive? Neither would I... Did it come with software (labelled as being for DOS) such as OnTrack? You do need this and you MAY be able to get it to work with linux. If your BIOS only supports a 2 gig drive you are SOL unless you have such a program. I've set up 2 antique computers over the years using larger than supported hard drives AND linux. And was successful at it too, although ripped my hair out at times. I might be able to give you some hints if you have such software. (Hope it's Ontrack, but I never owned a Fujitsu) It can be tricky, I'm warning you now. ~Jeremy
Re: [newbie] Refreshment
Hi You need to change the type of monitor. If you have Mandrake 7.0 start up DrakConf as 'Root' user and select the Xconfigurator program. Regards, Ron On Tue, 08 Feb 2000, you wrote: How can I increase the refreshment from 70Hz to 85Hz of my screen? I try with XF86Setup without succed! Christian Fais ce que veux [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] qt 2.0.2
i am trying to load qt-2.0.2 and have followed the instructions but i can't seem to get it to work it says to enter certain scripts in .login and .profile where are they and how do set it so the scripts go to each it ays to unpack the files in /usr/local to make /usr/local/qt-2.0.2 and then rename it so it's just usr/local/qt which i did but it wants enviorment variables to be set in .profile and .login what should i do ?
Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install
my file system is ntfs...will this be a problem? running WinNT server 4.0 / SP4 - Original Message - From: "root" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 1:19 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Hard Drive Install i did and it was fairly easy as long as u have empty space not partioned which i did had problems getting it to re partition fat32 though but i they have a patch for that On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, you wrote: Has anyone installed mandrake 7.0 via their hard drive? If so, how hard was it and any helpful hints? Ron Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description:
[newbie] kxicq
can anyone tell me where to get the latest version of kxicq and some hints on installing it i have version 0.3.1 but when i run ./configure it says there are files missing and configure error installation or configuration problem c compiler cannot creat e executables and when it checks to see wether the c compiler (gcc ) works iget ...no
[newbie] DSL problems
I have DSL and I am trying to set it up for my gateway to the internet. Also I would like to have it be my firewall. I currently have Pac Bell and it came with the Alcatel external modem. I have got it to the point where it will dial up and when I run ifconf I get this reading This tells me I am getting connected to the internet. The problem is when I open the browser I get an error saying: Warning: the following hosts are unknown: blah blah This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable. Perhaps the problem is with the name server? If your site must use a non-root name server, you will need to set the$SOCKS_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server. It may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable, or the SOCKS host preference, to the ip address of the host in question rather than its name. I have looked for any info on this and an unable to find any help. Please point me in the right direction. Or tell me what I am missing. Tom HTriumph 59564 Corvair65 Corvair
Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config
I just picked up a Viper 550 AGP card, and it set up first time like nobodies business! Does 3D quite a bit better as well...obviously. Thanks for all the responses... Brian - Original Message - From: "Sevatio Octavio" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config I got the Riva TNT w/ 16meg. Seve -Original Message- From: Brian Vogt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:37 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config What card did you get? I've been looking at the compatibility lists and checking pricewatch and its tough to find the perfect card...I'd love to have something that functions on the first try... - Original Message - From: "Sevatio Octavio" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:16 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config I even looked at the commercial driver... I don't exactly remember the details but I remembered it being a better choice to get the new card. I spent around $50 for an AGP card with 16MegRam and it was good the first attempt. I'm guessing that you have 8Mb on yours. So that's a bit of an upgrade. Goodluck. I'm just glad to see that more people are jumpin' on the Penguin Express. Seve -Original Message- From: Brian Vogt [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, March 16, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Yes, thanks...I'd love to see anything that might help. I'm at a loss as to what to do next, and Mandrake tech support doesn't have much to say about it... When will a new version of Xfree86 be out? Will support be in a full release, or in one of the smaller pre-releases? Also, does anyone know anything about the commercial driver I heard mentioned? I'm wondering if that might be a better option than buying a new video card. Thanks for all the feedback, everyone - I appreciate it. Brian - Original Message - From: "Jim Del Cañamo" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2000 9:14 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config I work with Diamond Speed Star A50 Mandrake 6.0 You must configurate some Options in device section for /etc/X11/XF86 config file If you want I can send my XF86config file Gabriel Spahn [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Sevatio Octavio) Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 21:44:30 -0800 I had the same problem with the 6326. You get graphics but blacked-out text. I'm sorry but I don't believe there has been a fix for this. Xfree86.org says that the next version should resolve this situation. Look at this page for the bad news http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ/#A50 . What I did was went out and bought a better card that was compatible. Seve -Original Message- From: Jim Del Cañamo [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [newbie] SiS 6326 Help with Video config Brian I work with a SiS6323 Diamond Speed Star A50 video card whit AGP you can read the README.SiS for valid options Or if you want I will send to you my video configuration in XF86SVGA file. please send your request to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Brian Vogt" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Help with Video config Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2000 14:25:28 - Hello everyone. I am installing Mandrake on my Athlon box, and am having trouble with my video card. It is built by Biostar, who also makes my motherboard, and has the SiS 6326 chipset (win2k tells me it is an "SiS 5598/6326" card). It is an AGP card. I can't get it to give me a display - and the closest I've gotten is a full color, correctly sized desktop that doesn't allow me to read text. Anytime any texty is displayed, it appears as a black block character. How do I set up this card in the installer properly? Thanks for the help Brian __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Mouse Question - MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB)
Folks, Before I download and install this puppy, I'm looking for information on if the MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB) mouse is supported in any way. I know that the site says 'all mice', but I wan't to be sure that this particular mouse will have at lease some functionallity. Thanks. _ Grasshopper _
Re: [newbie] Mouse Question - MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB)
It works with the PS/2 port, because that's what mouse I use. But someone else just today mailed something about his USB intellimouse explorer not being recognized. But as of yet, no one knows why. It should recognize USB mice, but for some reason his isn't found. But if you use the PS/2 port, it will definitly work. So you might try it with USB first, to see if it works for you. Oh, it won't TOTALLY work, as the two side buttons do nothing in Linux, but the two top ones, and the wheel all work. Folks, Before I download and install this puppy, I'm looking for information on if the MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB) mouse is supported in any way. I know that the site says 'all mice', but I wan't to be sure that this particular mouse will have at lease some functionallity. Thanks. _ Grasshopper _ -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
Re: [newbie] Mouse Question - MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB)
aparently from what i read usb support is still in the alpha stages so that could why it doesn't work in usb mode On Sat, 18 Mar 2000, you wrote: It works with the PS/2 port, because that's what mouse I use. But someone else just today mailed something about his USB intellimouse explorer not being recognized. But as of yet, no one knows why. It should recognize USB mice, but for some reason his isn't found. But if you use the PS/2 port, it will definitly work. So you might try it with USB first, to see if it works for you. Oh, it won't TOTALLY work, as the two side buttons do nothing in Linux, but the two top ones, and the wheel all work. Folks, Before I download and install this puppy, I'm looking for information on if the MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB) mouse is supported in any way. I know that the site says 'all mice', but I wan't to be sure that this particular mouse will have at lease some functionallity. Thanks. _ Grasshopper _ -- Anthony Huereca http://m3000.1wh.com Press any key to continue and any other key to quit
Re: [newbie] Mouse Question - MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB)
I have the same mouse, and have had difficulty getting the scrolling feature to work. I chose generic mouse drivers during the install, and my mouse works fine except for scrolling. If you really need scrolling support, check this out... http://www.linux.ie/beginners-linux-guide/intellimouse.html hope this helps... Russell (another newbie) "Peter H. Hackett" wrote: Folks, Before I download and install this puppy, I'm looking for information on if the MS Intellimouse Explorer (USB) mouse is supported in any way. I know that the site says 'all mice', but I wan't to be sure that this particular mouse will have at lease some functionallity. Thanks. _ Grasshopper _
[expert] Please Disregard going from PS/2 to serial mouse problem
Sorry. Nevermind. I fixed it. I RTFM and it was there. Sorry.
[newbie] COmpressed files
I was wondering what program I need to open .zip files. I have tried the archiver that comes with redhat 6.0, but it doesn't seem to work. Anyone know what program or patch I need? Thanks. Payne __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
