Re: [newbie] installing patch.pl
I think you can access that kind of disc if you mount it ext2, unless you have tried that already, mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Should get you into the boot floppy's filesystem. But I don't remember where you should dump the patch file. On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Tim Walker mewed: guys and gals, my problem is that my usb mouse was detected as a ps/2 mouse on installation, so i have no mouse in linux. downloaded the patch from mandrake, saved it as 'patch.pl' in a temp dir under win98. the instructions for patching say "save this file to your boot floppy making sure to keep the name "patch.pl". Then, during installation, boot from the disk as normal but type "linux patch" at boot prompt." but i cannot access the boot disk i made for installation through either win98 or linux. i made the boot disk by using 'rawwritewin' from the dosutils dir of the mandrake 7.0-2 cd, and selecting 'cdrom.img' as the image. in win98 it tells me the floppy isn't formatted. in linux when i attempt to 'cd /mnt/floppy' or cp to it, it gives me an input/output error. my linux /etc/fstab file is as follows: /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/DOS_hda6 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda7 /mnt/DOS_hda7 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda8 /mnt/DOS_hda8 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda9 swap swap defaults 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 i have been able to access other floppies through /mnt/floppy, just not the boot disk. ideas? cheers, tim -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
[newbie] dumb firewall question
I have a cablemodem on a dynamic address, not static, should I set up a firewall? I'm connected all the time, and if my server is ever cracked, what should I look for? Like logins in my logfiles that I know I did not do like when I was asleep or away? -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [newbie] symlinking in linux
hehe nice image at the bottom! On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, magick mewed: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; name="unnamed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Description: Content-Type: image/bmp; name="linuxvswin.bmp" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Description: -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [newbie] dual modems
That's called 'shotgun' technology, and I believe that not only your modems must support that, but you must also have support in your operating system and drivers, etc. Mike magick wrote: i have heard it is possible to run two modems at once creatting a virtual isdn connection instead of 56k you would have a virutal 112k connection wondering if anyone knows how to do this in either linux or windows or both it would be appreciated thanks allTo The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops -- Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] dual modems
From what I have heard the winblows98 2nd edition supports this, and there are some 3rd party programs that also can do this in winblows however the main problem is with your ISP. With mine for instance I cannot logon with the same name and password twice. I in fact tried this, and it was quiet amuseing, I connected with one modem, dialed the other, started to logon with the other and it connected and threw the 1st one out which tried to reconnect, connected and threw the 2nd one out and so forth and so on :-)... Also I have heard that your ISP must be setup specificly to allow this and most of them aren't. Cheers: Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Michael Holt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 10:22 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] dual modems That's called 'shotgun' technology, and I believe that not only your modems must support that, but you must also have support in your operating system and drivers, etc. Mike magick wrote: i have heard it is possible to run two modems at once creatting a virtual isdn connection instead of 56k you would have a virutal 112k connection wondering if anyone knows how to do this in either linux or windows or both it would be appreciated thanks allTo The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops -- Michael Holt [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Re: [newbe] Linux for Windows Installation Help
Hi Michael, Thank you for your comments. In the end I created a couple of linux partitions with fips2.0. That worked great. I also decided not to install lnx4win, but the full MDK7.0 version. Thanks a lot Norman "Michael N. Proffitt" wrote: I don't believe you want to allow the setup to repartition your hard drive at that point; that program may cause data loss on the Windows partition. Since you want to install with the lnx4win option, you shouldn't need to modify your partitions at all. If you do decide to change your partition sizes, then use the Partition Magic program that came in the package. It can do the job without causing problems with your Windows partition. Mike - Original Message - From: "Hazel Norman Teferle" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 6:35 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux for Windows Installation Help Thanks to Paul and Alan. I have managed to create a boot disk with rawrite. I can now also boot from the cdrom and get into the DrakX installation program were I encounter my next dilemma. What to do in the Setup Filesystems menu? Do I say OK when DrakX needs to resize my Windows partition? or do I cancel. I want to install lnx4win and thought that I don't need a new partition. Further, do I also have to select mount points in the following menu point? Could someone help me please?. Thanks a lot paul haine wrote: So far I have tried the CD only. When using the PCPLUS cd-rom i cannot create a boot disk, I get the message LoadLibrary16 failed! I have tried to set the bios to boot from CD, but my bios doesnt handle that. It can only boot from disk or hd. Make sure that the cd is in the drive and then go to the MSDOS command prompt, and type d:\dosutils\rawrite.exe, where d: is your cd drive. You should be able to create a bootdisk this way.
Re: [newbie] Thank you.
Just a thought, ever considered using web based e-mail instead of the old server based system. I have all my various e-mail accounts forwarded to a web based account which then enables me to quickly and easier retrieve my mail from work, home and uni. No need for any e-mail client software then. regards Steve Rex
RE: [newbie] Thank you.
1. Generally less secure 2. Often Slower 3. Often much more restrictive on attached files Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Stephan Crystal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 13:31 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Thank you. Just a thought, ever considered using web based e-mail instead of the old server based system. I have all my various e-mail accounts forwarded to a web based account which then enables me to quickly and easier retrieve my mail from work, home and uni. No need for any e-mail client software then. regards Steve Rex
RE: [newbie] Thank you.
On Apr 9 Mike Perry wrote: 1.Generally less secure Not when done with SSL, which is IMHO the way to go when you're providing web-based email. How secure do you think pop3 is anyway? Everything gets sent over in cleartext, including your username/password. Not much of an issue for people at home with modems, I suppose, but for people like me who sit on a lan, it makes us vulnerable to sniffers on the subnet. 2.Often Slower Probably not if he's referring to web-based email provided by his ISP; instead of waiting for all messages to be retreived at once (pop3), you'll only have a slight pause when opening the next one. Potentially web-based email can be even faster, since long attachments don't get downloaded automatically; you have the choice now. 3.Often much more restrictive on attached files Again: not when it's your ISP's web-based email. It's the same account, so the same restrictions apply. Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Nope, when it comes to hotmail/bigfoot/... I couldn't agree more with you. I hate those too. But not all web-based mail has those disadvantages, although I prefer mail being forwarded to my box directly (unfortunately impossible when at home due to high internet fees). -- 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] Thank you.
Another problem with web-based email is reliability: my mail.com account is down as they 'upgrade the website'. Probably best to have both web-based and normal email. dave On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Rial Juan wrote: On Apr 9 Mike Perry wrote: 1. Generally less secure Not when done with SSL, which is IMHO the way to go when you're providing web-based email. How secure do you think pop3 is anyway? Everything gets sent over in cleartext, including your username/password. Not much of an issue for people at home with modems, I suppose, but for people like me who sit on a lan, it makes us vulnerable to sniffers on the subnet. 2. Often Slower Probably not if he's referring to web-based email provided by his ISP; instead of waiting for all messages to be retreived at once (pop3), you'll only have a slight pause when opening the next one. Potentially web-based email can be even faster, since long attachments don't get downloaded automatically; you have the choice now. 3. Often much more restrictive on attached files Again: not when it's your ISP's web-based email. It's the same account, so the same restrictions apply. Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Nope, when it comes to hotmail/bigfoot/... I couldn't agree more with you. I hate those too. But not all web-based mail has those disadvantages, although I prefer mail being forwarded to my box directly (unfortunately impossible when at home due to high internet fees).
Re: [Re: [newbie] How to avoid starting X ?]
"magick" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: try running the install again and this time choose custom as far as i know recomended always sets x to start up imediatley after boot but custom gives you the choice Absolutely NO need to reinstall!! Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not necessary. A simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel id:5:initdefault Just change the 5 to a 3 Mike ~~~ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits ~~~ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [RE: [newbie] Thank you.]
David Hugh-Jones [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Probably best to have both web-based and normal email. dave == I couldn't agree more. It gives tremendous flexibility. I have several different e-mail accounts. Yahoo is web based, but will act as a pop3 account so that I can retrieve it via my kmail program w/o opening my browser. Same with usa.net. Meanwhile, yahoo and several other web based e-mail programs will retrieve my isp's pop3 mail, so that when I'm away, I can still access my pop mail without logging in long distance to my isp. All very flexible!! Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Epson stylus color 760
Anyone knows how to make the Epson stylus color 760 printer works properly and not with the generic uniprint driver? Is there enybody who knows what D4 means?
[newbie] Thank you.
Actually, if you really want performance, then just telnet straight into your pop3 server. It may not be pretty, but you can certainly administer your account efficiently. Just involves learning a few simple commands (shock horror) :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack -Original Message- From: Rial Juan [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sun 09 April 2000 14:06 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [newbie] Thank you. On Apr 9 Mike Perry wrote: 1. Generally less secure Not when done with SSL, which is IMHO the way to go when you're providing web-based email. How secure do you think pop3 is anyway? Everything gets sent over in cleartext, including your username/password. Not much of an issue for people at home with modems, I suppose, but for people like me who sit on a lan, it makes us vulnerable to sniffers on the subnet. 2. Often Slower Probably not if he's referring to web-based email provided by his ISP; instead of waiting for all messages to be retreived at once (pop3), you'll only have a slight pause when opening the next one. Potentially web-based email can be even faster, since long attachments don't get downloaded automatically; you have the choice now. 3. Often much more restrictive on attached files Again: not when it's your ISP's web-based email. It's the same account, so the same restrictions apply. Note: this applies only to my experience with places like hotmail and other sites offering "free web based email", so maybe I am just talking total bullshit :-) Nope, when it comes to hotmail/bigfoot/... I couldn't agree more with you. I hate those too. But not all web-based mail has those disadvantages, although I prefer mail being forwarded to my box directly (unfortunately impossible when at home due to high internet fees). -- 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] installing patch.pl
vic, tried this, gave me the following error message: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems. before i did the mount i entered "umount floppy" while in the /mnt dir. fs type should be ok, and there shouldn't be too many mounted file systems, so what about the other 2 options? suggestions? cheers, tim Vic wrote: I think you can access that kind of disc if you mount it ext2, unless you have tried that already, mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Should get you into the boot floppy's filesystem. But I don't remember where you should dump the patch file. On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Tim Walker mewed: guys and gals, my problem is that my usb mouse was detected as a ps/2 mouse on installation, so i have no mouse in linux. downloaded the patch from mandrake, saved it as 'patch.pl' in a temp dir under win98. the instructions for patching say "save this file to your boot floppy making sure to keep the name "patch.pl". Then, during installation, boot from the disk as normal but type "linux patch" at boot prompt." but i cannot access the boot disk i made for installation through either win98 or linux. i made the boot disk by using 'rawwritewin' from the dosutils dir of the mandrake 7.0-2 cd, and selecting 'cdrom.img' as the image. in win98 it tells me the floppy isn't formatted. in linux when i attempt to 'cd /mnt/floppy' or cp to it, it gives me an input/output error. my linux /etc/fstab file is as follows: /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/DOS_hda6 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda7 /mnt/DOS_hda7 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda8 /mnt/DOS_hda8 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda9 swap swap defaults 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 i have been able to access other floppies through /mnt/floppy, just not the boot disk. ideas? cheers, tim -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [[newbie] dumb firewall question]
After having "script-kiddies" try to "DNS Malformed", Trojan Scanning, and many other attcks on my static IP, I captured the attempts with trace-route, and the BlackICE Defender log files, and sent them to @Home Abuse. They replied that they are __NOT__, I repeat _NOT_ responsible for firewalls, or protection of their clients data. So in other words...YES, set up a firewall, and whatever other security you think is appropriate. HTH Jaguar Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a cablemodem on a dynamic address, not static, should I set up a firewall? I'm connected all the time, and if my server is ever cracked, what should I look for? Like logins in my logfiles that I know I did not do like when I was asleep or away? -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] MDK7.02/FreeBSD and Networking
I already have MDK 7.02 installed, and was wanting to try out FreeBSD, I would like to know if there are any known conflicts/problems with running BOTH OS's on one 13 GB drive? The main reason for this is because I have read it is easier to setup a home network, I have tried with MDK and so far not achieved my cable modem sharing or the network...:( But if someone wants to make a point form TXT file (containing the click here, add this, click there, check that, etc...) for me, on setting up this freaking thing, I would happily stay with MDK. I have read IPchains/masq, Samba, networking, and a few other HOWTO's, and it has left me more confused, than when I started. I think where I am stumped now is the broadcasting (because the sever light is _NOT_ flashing on the hub) from the second NIC in my Linux box? Opinons? Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] boot disk
Is there any way to have my pc boot into windows 98 by default, and when I put in a disk, it will boot into linux? ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
[newbie] Wine 2000
Dose any one know any thing about wine program i download it but do not how to run it. thanks for the help
[newbie] Fw: Win - LiNuX Network?
Subject: Win - LiNuX Network? OK, Now That I've fixed some of my other problems on my own, i want to start the huge task of enabling a local network! OK, before I re-installed Mandrake, my Windows Machine found my Linux Machine, but now, it does not and when I run "samba start". It starts fine, but when it type "samba stop" SMB says OK, and NMB says "FAILED"! However, when I acctaully got it working the last time I had mandrake working, it asked for a password, but none of them worked? is this something to do w/ encrypted passwords, if someone here has acctually created a LAN w/ a Windows machine, could u please help me configure my network? maybe, send me chunks of the samba.conf file, that set config it; also, relating to the problem w/ the password login, is that something to do w/ the samba users conf file? 2nd Q: how do i access the my window's share via linux? what is the name of the program I use to "browse" the network? I have never tried accessing windows via linux! Thanks! -Julien
Re: [newbie] boot disk
yes, this is what i do! when i installed linux i placed the partition boot loader on a rescue disk that i made, during the install as well! when I place the rescue / partition disk in; it loads LILO! And then lets me load LiNuX! -Julien - Original Message - From: Jeremy Weiss [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 11:32 AM Subject: [newbie] boot disk Is there any way to have my pc boot into windows 98 by default, and when I put in a disk, it will boot into linux? ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com
[newbie] How to get unpartitoned disk space back?
Hi I just loaded Mandrake 7.0 after a few months absence from the Linux community while relocating from California to Virginia for my job with the USDA. I ran into a couple snags and a lock up while upgrading from a previous Mandrkae version which I think was 6.0. Anyway, I have a system with two hard drives, a 3.25 and 4.0 GB. The smaller HD is on Windows 98 and larger on Mandrake Linux. I would use both for Linux except that I need to use AutoCAD and ArcView for my job. When I upgraded Mandrake, part of my 4 GB hard dive was not recognized due to an oversite on my part in Disk Druid from my previous installation. Can I get that space back? I have a good running installation and do not want to take a chance messing it up but need the extra space for the StarOffice installation. I am only showing 1 GB space left when I know there is about 2 GB left. The partiton formated for Linux only registers at about 2.88 GB out of a possible 4 GB. Also, what other things can I delete to get more disk space. I chose to install everything during the initial install and then upgrade. Many thanks in advance! [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[newbie] Connecting to the Web
I've got my external modem up and running now, and Linux identifies it no problem. One of the free ISP's I use is Freeserve (Sorry for non-UK-ers). I went to kppp and put in all the details i could from my Freeserve account. I connected to Freeserve no problem, but when I opened Netscape, All I get is an 'Unable to connect to server' message.. Any ideas what I've done wrong? I couldn't work out how to put in a DNS address, as the box was just greyed out..don't know if that would make a difference. Also, are all ISP's usable on Linux?? Cheers Andy
[newbie] LILO
have had a few problems, lost windows after installing mandrake 7.0 and had to reinstall. as a result i lost the dual boot loader and wasnt surprised at all, however when i went to use the boot disk i created on installation i found that the loader printed letters LIL on the screen and stopped and the computer started making a whole bunch of funny noises, meaning restart and back to windows. help, i want to get in and start exploring mandrake, anyone able to explain. regards alex
Re: [[newbie] boot disk]
"Jeremy Weiss" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there any way to have my pc boot into windows 98 by default, and when I put in a disk, it will boot into linux? Sure, but why not have your boot loader do that for you. If your using Bootmagic, or LILO, you can set Win9x as the default, but select linux when you prefer. Much faster than a boot disk. If you really have your heart set on using a floppy boot disk, just do an fdisk/mbr to set the MBR back to original windows state. Then insert the boot disk before booting when you want linux. I still think letting the bootloader do the work is easier and faster. HTH, Mike "What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?" --W. C. Fields Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [[newbie] Connecting to the Web]
"andy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've got my external modem up and running now, and Linux identifies it no problem. One of the free ISP's I use is Freeserve (Sorry for non-UK-ers). I went to kppp and put in all the details i could from my Freeserve account. I connected to Freeserve no problem, but when I opened Netscape, All I get is an 'Unable to connect to server' message.. Any ideas what I've done wrong? I couldn't work out how to put in a DNS address, as the box was just greyed out..don't know if that would make a difference. Also, are all ISP's usable on Linux?? Cheers Andy = Just add the dns info to /etc/resolv.conf add: search Freeserve.com nameserver dns# nameserver dns# Freeserve should give you two dns#'s HTH, Mike "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] MDK7.02/FreeBSD and Networking
Jaguar wrote: I already have MDK 7.02 installed, and was wanting to try out FreeBSD, I would like to know if there are any known conflicts/problems with running BOTH OS's on one 13 GB drive? The main reason for this is because I have read it is easier to setup a home network, I have tried with MDK and so far not achieved my cable modem sharing or the network...:( But if someone wants to make a point form TXT file (containing the click here, add this, click there, check that, etc...) for me, on setting up this freaking thing, I would happily stay with MDK. I have read IPchains/masq, Samba, networking, and a few other HOWTO's, and it has left me more confused, than when I started. I think where I am stumped now is the broadcasting (because the sever light is _NOT_ flashing on the hub) from the second NIC in my Linux box? Opinons? Jaguar Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. Have you looked at the Trinity OS document at http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~dranch/LINUX/index-linux.html It is Redhat/Mandrake-centered, and covers many aspects of getting a functional and _secure_ network running. Some of the security things may not apply (i.e. be necessary anymore) to a Mandrake 7.0 system w/ the msec features, but cannot hurt. Monte __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[newbie] having troubles using lnx4win installing off a hard drive, please help!
I downloaded the iso and extracted it will full pathname using winimage. Now I have it all extracted out to my d drive (I extracted it at root level so it would be like the cd distribution. Then I ran the install batch file in the lnx4win folder and it installed to my C drive, and brought up the dialog. I choose my options and told it I was ready to boot. Well, it went into linux then I get a kernel panic... cannot mount the root device. I told it I wanted the Hard Drive installation btw. Maybe I am not putting the files in the right place or something. What do I do?! Thanks! Jimmy
[newbie] FW: Gender of Computer....
This is OFF subject but I feel all can benefit from them and enjoy a little HUMOR. 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. - Forwarded message -- Computer Humor An English teacher was explaining to his students the concept of gender association in the English language. He stated how hurricanes at one time were given feminine names and how ships and planes were usually referred to as "she". One of the students raised his hand and asked, "What "gender" is a computer"? The teacher wasn't certain which it was, so he divided the class into two groups, males in one, females in the other, and asked them to decide if a computer should be masculine or feminine. Both groups were asked to give four reasons for their recommendation. The group of women concluded that computers should be referred to in the masculine gender because: 1. In order to get their attention, you have to turn them on. 2. They have a lot of data but are still clueless. 3. They are supposed to help you solve your problems, but half the time they ARE the problem. 4. As soon as you commit to one, you realize that, if you had waited a little longer, you could have had a better model. The men, on the other hand, decided that computers should definitely be referred to in the feminine gender because: 1. No one but their creator understands their internal logic. 2. The native language they use to communicate with other computers is incomprehensible to everyone else. 3. Even your smallest mistakes are stored in long-term memory for later retrieval. 4. As soon as you make a commitment to one, you find yourself spending half your paycheck on accessories for it. 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] Free Isp
I've heard that http://www.worldshare.net works although I couldn't get it to. There help page seems to imply that it will work with linux but they won't "support" it. --- wolfen999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Fri, 07 Apr 2000, you wrote: tried them they won't work refuses to accept my username and pass i think there local number is owned by aniother company now any others ? http://www.freewwweb.com --- wolfen999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: anyone know of any free isp's for linux GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com
[newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!
OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! In a little over a week, I've re-installed Mandrake 7 FOUR times..what gives?? I tried installing Caldera open Linux instead..that says my Hardware will not support it!! Odd things keep going wrong with Mandrake, like instead of going to the log in screen after booting up, the screen just flashes...The only way I've found around this is to re-install..It works fine for a while, then the same thing kicks in again!! I can't get onto the web even though my new modem is recognised by Linux.ARGGGH!!! I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! Cheers Andy
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!
OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! snip I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! I understand completely...I've been trying to get various flavours of Linux to run on my machine for about half a year now - Redhat 5.2, 6.1, Suse 6.something, and Mandrake 7 is the first that's actually managed to make it to the end of the installation. And still, I get freezes, crashes - at least with Windows you sometimes get a chance to recover, but with Linux it just stops working, kaput. With this plus all the hassle having to configure every little detail yourself, I think Linux for me is just going to remain a toy OS for the forseeable future...
Re: [Re: [newbie] How to avoid starting X ?]
Michael Scottaline said: Absolutely NO need to reinstall!! Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not necessary. A simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel id:5:initdefault Just change the 5 to a 3 I hope the person who posted the original inquiry will try this and report back. My impression is that the people who advise the above (not just you, Michael) did not actually install their own Mandrake to run X automatically. I did so, and when I wanted to discontinue the autostart, making the above change did not have any effect. I am engaged in a long thread on the Mandrake Expert list about this, and there is still no understanding about the cause of the phenomenon. I got X to quit autostarting by commenting out the last line of inittab, but that only breaks the runlevel system. I hope no one will be offended, but this problem for me has gone on for a very long time, and I'm tired of it. So I will only continue participating in the investigation on the Expert list (not that I'm an expert, by any standard). -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Re: [newbie] installing patch.pl
Whoa, hmm, thats a tuffy, anyone else with some input? From what I remember, an installboot or a boot disk I could always mount as ext2, sorry I don't have my floppy anymore, I wish I could have it back to do some experimenting. On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Tim Walker mewed: vic, tried this, gave me the following error message: mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/fd0, or too many mounted file systems. before i did the mount i entered "umount floppy" while in the /mnt dir. fs type should be ok, and there shouldn't be too many mounted file systems, so what about the other 2 options? suggestions? cheers, tim Vic wrote: I think you can access that kind of disc if you mount it ext2, unless you have tried that already, mount -t ext2 /dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy Should get you into the boot floppy's filesystem. But I don't remember where you should dump the patch file. On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Tim Walker mewed: guys and gals, my problem is that my usb mouse was detected as a ps/2 mouse on installation, so i have no mouse in linux. downloaded the patch from mandrake, saved it as 'patch.pl' in a temp dir under win98. the instructions for patching say "save this file to your boot floppy making sure to keep the name "patch.pl". Then, during installation, boot from the disk as normal but type "linux patch" at boot prompt." but i cannot access the boot disk i made for installation through either win98 or linux. i made the boot disk by using 'rawwritewin' from the dosutils dir of the mandrake 7.0-2 cd, and selecting 'cdrom.img' as the image. in win98 it tells me the floppy isn't formatted. in linux when i attempt to 'cd /mnt/floppy' or cp to it, it gives me an input/output error. my linux /etc/fstab file is as follows: /dev/hda1 /mnt/DOS_hda1 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda6 /mnt/DOS_hda6 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda7 /mnt/DOS_hda7 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda8 /mnt/DOS_hda8 vfat user,exec,conv=binary 0 0 /dev/hda5 / ext2 defaults 1 1 /dev/hda9 swap swap defaults 0 0 /mnt/floppy /mnt/floppy supermount fs=vfat,dev=/dev/fd0 0 0 none /proc proc defaults 0 0 none /dev/pts devpts mode=0620 0 0 /mnt/cdrom /mnt/cdrom supermount fs=iso9660,dev=/dev/cdrom 0 0 i have been able to access other floppies through /mnt/floppy, just not the boot disk. ideas? cheers, tim -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [[newbie] dumb firewall question]
Thanks, thats what I thought. I forgot where the firewall howto is, when I do find out or when you or someone tells me, I'm gonna go and snoop through it and see what I can do. On Thu, 15 May 2036, Jaguar mewed: After having "script-kiddies" try to "DNS Malformed", Trojan Scanning, and many other attcks on my static IP, I captured the attempts with trace-route, and the BlackICE Defender log files, and sent them to @Home Abuse. They replied that they are __NOT__, I repeat _NOT_ responsible for firewalls, or protection of their clients data. So in other words...YES, set up a firewall, and whatever other security you think is appropriate. HTH Jaguar Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a cablemodem on a dynamic address, not static, should I set up a firewall? I'm connected all the time, and if my server is ever cracked, what should I look for? Like logins in my logfiles that I know I did not do like when I was asleep or away? -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
Re: [newbie] boot disk
Oh yes, just instead of installing lilo, make a bootdisk with the lilo on it, and do not install lilo into your master boot record, tell it to install it in the --- uhh whats that called the root superblock--- instead of the master boot record, like for example instead of making the lilo.conf file say /dev/hda it should say /dev/hda1 for example and so your boot record remains untouched by lilo, instead the lilo booting is on the floppy, and if I were you I would make 2 or 3 copies of this floppy so in case one gets bunged up, you will still have 2 more. On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Jeremy Weiss mewed: Is there any way to have my pc boot into windows 98 by default, and when I put in a disk, it will boot into linux? ___ To get your own FREE ZDNet Onebox - FREE voicemail, email, and fax, all in one place - sign up today at http://www.zdnetonebox.com -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
[newbie] how do i get in
i have lost dual boot, and now my boot disk doesnt work, it freezes at LIL it wont get through to the O how do i get in, it is all there installed on my computer buti cant use it. help
Re: [newbie] x configure
Rob Callahan wrote: Hey all, I'm having trouble installing my external monitor apon the initial setup. I've tried different monitor and graphic card combinations and nothing will work. I have a micron laptop with a neographics card and the monitor is an older 15 inch Acer. The best I'll get is a bunch of wavy whites lines during the x config test. Any help will be appreciated. Rob In my case I had problems even though my monitor was listed, I selected 1024 x 768 @ 70 mhz or is it hz. Just try a lower frequency rate... MarkP
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, paul haine wrote: Mandrake 7 is the first that's actually managed to make it to the end of the installation. And still, I get freezes, crashes - at least with Windows you sometimes get a chance to recover, but with Linux it just stops working, kaput. With this plus all the hassle having to configure every little detail yourself, I think Linux for me is just going to remain a toy OS for the forseeable future... Might I suggest that you get hold of a copy of Mandrake 7.02. I had problems with Mandrake 7 and my Matrox G100 card. No problems at all with 7.02. It's been running nicely for the past couple of months. Regards John the Nadger http://www.mklinux.co.uk http://www.nadger.uklinux.net
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!
Uh oh, I hope you don't have a trouble with some of the hardware in the machine that your using. It might or might not be the problem that your experiencing, but this was the problem the last 2 times this happened to me. I usually recomend an AMD processor to windows users, but I'm biased in favour of AMD, but a Pentium does run nicely when its running linux instead of windows in my experiences. Anyone else have some input? On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, paul haine mewed: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! snip I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! I understand completely...I've been trying to get various flavours of Linux to run on my machine for about half a year now - Redhat 5.2, 6.1, Suse 6.something, and Mandrake 7 is the first that's actually managed to make it to the end of the installation. And still, I get freezes, crashes - at least with Windows you sometimes get a chance to recover, but with Linux it just stops working, kaput. With this plus all the hassle having to configure every little detail yourself, I think Linux for me is just going to remain a toy OS for the forseeable future... -- My new linux web server with Apache http://kittypuss.dnydns.org Sign up for ClickDough and get paid to surf the web. http://secure.clickdough.com/servlets/cr/CRSignup.po?referral_id=kittypuss
[newbie] Lothar Memory fault core dump
Hi, I can't start lothar. There is always the message Memory fault (core dump). What can I do? Thanx Jens Hahn
RE: [newbie] Partition disappeared, how do I get them back?
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED I fixed my partitions, but it took a while. the prob was using mandrake's "auto-allocate" function to set up my partitions over the existing partitions. it trashed the partition table. Linux still worked just boot magic and partition magic couldn't. here's how I fixed it. in windoze open windows explorer and got \Program Files\PowerQuest\PartitionMagic5\UTILITY there is a program called ptedit32.exe there. run it and you can see all the details of your HD partitions :) what I had there made no sense. so I set all values to zero for that drive. now use Part. Magic and the drive should show up as completely free "unallocated". now you can create new partitions here or use mandrakes utility. be careful where you place your boot info so boot magic will work! good luck all Seth Hollen [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Classification: UNCLASSIFIED I got the same problem w/ partition magic also. and boot magic won't work too! I'm contacting tech support about it today. will let everyone know what they say... Seth Hollen [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 10:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Partition disappeared, how do I get them back? I can comisserate with you - I installed Linux on my home PC, and now when I run Partition Magic on it there is just a long yellow box where my partitions should be, with text that reads "No Partition - ERROR" across it - Linux and Windows still boot fine, but I'm frantically backing up my data and waiting for the other shoe to drop. "Bob Nagler" [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 04/06/2000 04:30:28 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] cc:(bcc: Joe Reynolds/ISSC/Texas Utilities) Subject: [newbie] Partition disappeared, how do I get them back? For a to me unknown reason, my linux partition an two windows partitions are not seen any more when I boot my computer.I still have lilo boot choice but when i try my linux OS, I get a kernel panic because I cant mount the root (/). In windows, which i can still run (with only my C drive, the first partition on my disk), I only see my Windows partition (Fat partition of 2008 MB) and then an unknown partition of 15MB(probably where the boot info of the lilo and linux is), and then 7516 MB of free space. In these 7516MB should be my linux partition an my SWAP partition and my home partition, and aditional dos partitions. I don't have a rescue diskette that works, so I can't get a linux pompt in any way. Is there a way to get my partitions and all the data back? Please help!! Thanks, Bob
[newbie] Problems
Some questions, maybe you folks can help: 1. The crossover question I asked earlier...any idea? 2. I have a "freshly" installed system, so no extra software has been installed except the Mandrake 7.0 install. When I use Netscape in xwin, it will work, then suddenly will stop. I mean the page will stay on the screen but when you click on a link, nothing happens. It just stays there. Shut Netscape down, and then try to bring it back up, and nothing happens, it merely "shrugs off" the attempt. Now, if I bring up a virtual terminal and look in the .netscape directory, there is a blinking file called lock. Delete this and netscape loads fine. Ideas, thoughts? 3. I have one 8.5 gig hd and one cdrom. I want to hook up two more hard drives, copy some data from them, and then remove them from the system. How do I get Linux to recognize them so I can copy, then remove them from the system as easily? 4. One final problem: I am hooked to my campus ethernet network. While running windows, I get tremendous throughput loading pages, doing ftp, etc..now in netscape in linux, I am getting throughput no higher than 3.5k/sec and then it starts dropping, and stalls out..goes back up to 3.5/3.6 and drops slowly to 3.0, 2.9,2.8..etc then stalls out.. any ideas? Thanks Valjean
Re: [newbie] dual modems
Mike Perry wrote: I in fact tried this, and it was quiet amuseing, I connected with one modem, dialed the other, started to logon with the other and it connected and threw the 1st one out which tried to reconnect, connected and threw the 2nd one out and so forth and so on :-)... Also I have heard that your ISP must be setup specificly to allow this and most of them aren't. And they would likely charge you more if they were =) Save yourself the trouble and just get DSL. -Stephen-
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands downon stability!!
andy wrote: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! Forget all that you have learned... It's a WHOLE new world... The adventure has just began. :-) In a little over a week, I've re-installed Mandrake 7 FOUR times..what gives?? I bet you could install it in your sleep now... :-) I tried installing Caldera open Linux instead..that says my Hardware will not support it!! Have you checked you hardware against the hardware list? I was one of those lucky enough (with planning) to have a click click near perfect install Odd things keep going wrong with Mandrake, like instead of going to the log in screen after booting up, the screen just flashes...The only way I've found around this is to re-install..It works fine for a while, then the same thing kicks in again!! That is for the experts I can't get onto the web even though my new modem is recognised by Linux.ARGGGH!!! Explain the problem a little more clearly. What exactly happens? Thanks! I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sounds like computers in general... Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! I hope it make you feel better I used to holler at Billy G, but since I dumped all M$ I can't do that anymore. :-) Seriously, I have found it much more stable. Much harder to configure, usually, but, once it's set up it does not crash. Cheers Andy
Re: [[newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!]
"andy" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! In a little over a week, I've re-installed Mandrake 7 FOUR times..what gives?? I tried installing Caldera open Linux instead..that says my Hardware will not support it!! Odd things keep going wrong with Mandrake, like instead of going to the log in screen after booting up, the screen just flashes...The only way I've found around this is to re-install..It works fine for a while, then the same thing kicks in again!! I can't get onto the web even though my new modem is recognised by Linux.ARGGGH!!! I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! Cheers Andy == OK, Andy, calm down a bit. Try giving the list some info about your system (hardware, peripherals etc.) We may be able to help. You're right: this AIN'T windoze!! But with a little work, you'll find it's far more stable, powerful, useful and fun. For your internet problem, try editing your /etc/resolv.conf add the following lines: search your isp nameserver dns# nameserver dns# (Your isp should give two dns#'s) Persevere just a bit more and it might pay off. Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Printer-Setup
Where can I change my Printer/Options in KDE??? ** Hebein, Gunther Cyrill Cand. Pharm. Innsbruck - Austria ** begin:vcard n:Hebein;Gunther fn:Gunther C. Hebein tel;pager:secret! tel;cell:(43)-0699-10615108 tel;home:(43)-0512-292574 tel;work:(43)-0699-10615108 adr:;;St. Nicolausgasse 1 / II / Top 6;Innsbruck;Tyrol;6020;Austria version:2.1 email;internet:[EMAIL PROTECTED] title:Cand. Pharm. end:vcard
Re: [[newbie] dumb firewall question]
Jaguar wrote: After having "script-kiddies" try to "DNS Malformed", Trojan Scanning, and many other attcks on my static IP, I captured the attempts with trace-route, and the BlackICE Defender log files, and sent them to @Home Abuse. They replied that they are __NOT__, I repeat _NOT_ responsible for firewalls, or protection of their clients data. Were said "script-kiddies" on the @home network? If so, then they *are* responsible for dealing with them, not matter what they did. @Home abuse has already successfully eliminated many a threat for me =) But if they weren't @home customers, @home can't do much about it... -Stephen-
Re: [newbie] Connecting to the Web
andy wrote: I connected to Freeserve no problem, but when I opened Netscape, All I get is an 'Unable to connect to server' message.. Any ideas what I've done wrong? I couldn't work out how to put in a DNS address, as the box was just greyed out..don't know if that would make a difference. Bingo -- you need your DNS, otherwise you won't be able to surf using domain names. The box was greyed out? Strange. -Stephen-
Re: [[newbie] dumb firewall question]
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, you wrote: Thanks, thats what I thought. I forgot where the firewall howto is, when I do find out or when you or someone tells me, I'm gonna go and snoop through it and see what I can do. Heres a link to FirewallHow-To http://howto.tucows.com/LDP/HOWTO/Firewall-HOWTO.html Hope this helps you. --Maxtor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.maxtors.com ICQ: 68275472 Still learning this thing...
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands downon stability!!
Linux is driving me crazy!! IMO, as much as I like it.I don't RECOMMEND to anybody to change over to Linux. They would have to have a REAL desire to change, and I warn them about the frustrations. A couple of people I have told NOT to change. I don't wan't to scare them away. Linux needs another year or so before I feel it is ready for the general public. I am here as more of a "consumer" user, but I understand and can live with the frustrations of an OS in development. Certian people I know are not.. Pioneers may get an arrow in the back... But they get to explore new territory. MarkP
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows handsdown on stability!!
On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, paul haine mewed: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! snip I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! I understand completely...I've been trying to get various flavours of Linux to run on my machine for about half a year now - Redhat 5.2, 6.1, Suse 6.something, and Mandrake 7 is the first that's actually managed to make it to the end of the installation. And still, I get freezes, crashes - at least with Windows you sometimes get a chance to recover, but with Linux it just stops working, kaput. With this plus all the hassle having to configure every little detail yourself, I think Linux for me is just going to remain a toy OS for the forseeable future... It sounds like you are both having hardware problems. Linux *is* stable -- unless there are inconsistencies in the hardware. Let's start by having you both catalogue what hardware you have installed and telling us how old it is. -Stephen-
Re: [newbie] Problems
Valjean wrote: Some questions, maybe you folks can help: 1. The crossover question I asked earlier...any idea? Can you repeat the question? -Stephen-
Re: [newbie] Problems
See, I've got some data on a win95 machine I want to retrieve and rather than remove the hard drives from that and connect them to my linux box, I'd like to just hook up a crossover cable betweeb the NIC in either machine and transfer the files. I have the cable, I just need to know what needs to be setup on the Win95 machine and what needs to be setup on the linux machine. (Currently the linux box is running mandrake 7.0...I am hooked to an ethernet network as well, so I would need to temporarily disable that in order to do the crossover thing, then reenable it) Valjean On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Stephen F. Bosch wrote: Valjean wrote: Some questions, maybe you folks can help: 1. The crossover question I asked earlier...any idea? Can you repeat the question? -Stephen-
[newbie] MountUmount CD-ROM
What can I do to have my cd-rom working without mounting and umounting each time that I want to read my cd's? I've Mandrake 7.0 Thanks a lot.
[newbie] (Repost) How to avoid starting X for laptop during the install?
Hi, I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original answers because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it: The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD display). I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot and X starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at). The reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it work. But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in the console mode. HOWEVER, I have never been able to obtain the dialog "do want to start with X ?" (or something similar) to answer NO during the install. As soon, as I accept the settings for X, the installation jumps to another item (I think I have a fraction of a second to see the question, but I don't even see the dialog window). So, of course I can't try the suggestion below, and after 3 reinstallation and 3 screen melting, I don't dare retrying anything. Any suggestions ? Thanks in advance. Xavier. Lane Lester wrote: Michael Scottaline said: Absolutely NO need to reinstall!! Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not necessary. A simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel id:5:initdefault Just change the 5 to a 3 I hope the person who posted the original inquiry will try this and report back. My impression is that the people who advise the above (not just you, Michael) did not actually install their own Mandrake to run X automatically. I did so, and when I wanted to discontinue the autostart, making the above change did not have any effect. I am engaged in a long thread on the Mandrake Expert list about this, and there is still no understanding about the cause of the phenomenon. I got X to quit autostarting by commenting out the last line of inittab, but that only breaks the runlevel system. I hope no one will be offended, but this problem for me has gone on for a very long time, and I'm tired of it. So I will only continue participating in the investigation on the Expert list (not that I'm an expert, by any standard). -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands down on stability!!
On Sun, 9 Apr 2000, Vic wrote: Uh oh, I hope you don't have a trouble with some of the hardware in the machine that your using. (snip) Hey, don't go blaming it on the hardware now. It's pretty clear that Linux is not an easy ride to install, no matter how stable it may be afterwards. Mandrake 7.0 seems pretty good to me (well, apart from trashing my Windows partition - do you think OS's suffer from sibling rivalry?) dave On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, paul haine mewed: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! snip I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! I understand completely...I've been trying to get various flavours of Linux to run on my machine for about half a year now - Redhat 5.2, 6.1, Suse 6.something, and Mandrake 7 is the first that's actually managed to make it to the end of the installation. And still, I get freezes, crashes - at least with Windows you sometimes get a chance to recover, but with Linux it just stops working, kaput. With this plus all the hassle having to configure every little detail yourself, I think Linux for me is just going to remain a toy OS for the forseeable future...
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows hands downon stability!!
try doing a complete re-install instead of an UPGRADE... first, format all linux partitions...and start over from scratch andy wrote: OK..I didn't expect an easy ride..but I thought I'd have enough PC savvy to get through this.. Linux is driving me crazy!! In a little over a week, I've re-installed Mandrake 7 FOUR times..what gives?? I tried installing Caldera open Linux instead..that says my Hardware will not support it!! Odd things keep going wrong with Mandrake, like instead of going to the log in screen after booting up, the screen just flashes...The only way I've found around this is to re-install..It works fine for a while, then the same thing kicks in again!! I can't get onto the web even though my new modem is recognised by Linux.ARGGGH!!! I want to make it work..but it is becoming a pain in the ass!! Sorry, I just had to shout at someone!! Cheers Andy -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windowshandsdown
*laughs* What motherboard do you have again? You're running an AMD K6/2 -- I'm already suspicious (speaking from experience). I have a similar problem with Linux on my Compaq... I need a startup switch to stop it from triggering something strange on the motherboard... Something is *definitely* wrong with your hardware if Linux is wobbly and Win98 is stable. I can't agree. My machine is solid as a rock running Windows, and running OS/2, just falls over if Linux is not started properly.
[newbie] other free isp's
wondering if there are any other free isp's other then freewwweb as they no longer have a local dial up number in my area (and even when they did it never worked ) To The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com
[newbie] OS/2 and Beos
sorta off topic here but arn't os/2 and beos linux/unix clones adn where can you download os/2 or can ya had Beos and it wouldn't find my hardware modem can ya believe it found my winmodem with no trouble but my hardware modem dodn't exist LOL MicroSoft Get's Hit With Anti Trust And Bill Has A hissy fit Look Out Winblows The Courts Want Linux To The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops
Re: [newbie] Trouble connecting with KPPP
KPPP hardly ever connects on the first try. I get to "logging on to network" and it hangs. I hear the modem disconnect. I have to cancel and connect again. The second time it always works. This has only been a problem since I installed Mandrake 7. Any suggestions? -- Michelle Have you tried the Query Modem section when you set up your kppp? I tried the Query Modem section. I didn't receive any errors. -- Michelle
[newbie] Uproar Doesn't Support Linux
I know Off topic Again But I wanted To Let YTou Guys Hear The Most stupidest thing i have ever heard i have been going to uproar (it's a free game sight) and had trouble with linux so ichecked there support page and what do i find linux as one of your choices for an o/s i sent a report for help and the guy gets quoting windows andmac bs i asked him if you don't support linux why list it as one of your choices he responds back we list it as a choice so we can determin if people are using so we can tell them we don't support it is it just me or does that make no sense (hey let's open up a pizza place and when people order say sorry we only sell hotdogs and when they say then why call it a pizza place we can tell we call it a pizza placeplace so we can find otu if people want pizza so we can tell them we only sell hotdogs ) LOL To The Future Of Linux Together Let's Crush Microsoft And Take BAck Our Desktops
[newbie] Telneting into POP3 server
Mike Perry wrote: Actually, if you really want performance, then just telnet straight into your pop3 server. It may not be pretty, but you can certainly administer your account efficiently. Just involves learning a few simple commands (shock horror) :-) Michael Perry. RD. Dep. Netafim Magal. Linux -- the Ultimate Windows Service Pack I have always wanted to be able to do that. Never known where to look for documentation. Is there a howto floating about?
[newbie] help to all
I've posted this help awhile back... but I'll post it again... I'm also a newbie...for about 3 months now... but I've noticed one thing...in those three months... Linux IS (no doubt in my mind)...the best OS there is, outside of UNIX itself. It puts windows to shame... The reason most of us...have trouble (at first)... is due to not installing correctly... granted Mandrake 7.0 and 7.02 is supposed to make this process easierand it does. However, you first must make sure...that all hardware is compatible. Once this is done, if you have trouble with the UPGRADE install option...then what you need to do...is this: 1. completely remove/re-format all linux partitons. 2. instead of doing a upgrade...do a complete re-install, a fresh install, making new partitons...etc. in other words, starting from scratch... I had countless problems myself, in installing linux the first time...until, I found this remedy... 3. If you still have problems, then it is most likely in the CD itself...(or, whereever/whatever you installed from) i.e. check to make sure the CD is clean from all debris, is scratchfree, etc. I don't care what others may tell you, a CD ...CAN and WILL mess upif not properly taken care of. 4. Try downloading the files again...if this is how you installed. Goodluck and God bless -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
[newbie] Culeros
Chinguen a su madre, me cae si les vuelvo a preguntar algo, Mennndigo!!!
Re: [newbie] how do i get in
Alex Leonard wrote: i have lost dual boot, and now my boot disk doesnt work, it freezes at LIL it wont get through to the O how do i get in, it is all there installed on my computer but i cant use it. help First off, you turn off the HTML in your mail composer so we can read your cries for help... If you can boot off your cdrom, put it in and reboot. Otherwise, boot into Windoze and make bootdisk from one of the images on the cd. Once you are on your way to booting up a screen will come up asking for any parameters to pass to the kernel. linux root=/dev/hda1 initrd= Use the real partition of your root of course. If your partitions have changed (You installed another OS Maybe) you can make a "rescue" disk to allow you to boot a small version of linux and do system mantenance such as fdisk -l /dev/hda to look at your partition table and figure out where linux is... initrd= tells it to not run the install program and it is very important to remember to put it in... Once you get in rerun /sbin/lilo
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windowshandsdownon stability!!
"Stephen F. Bosch" wrote: paul haine wrote: My suggestion is to change the memory and see if the problem persists. If it does try a different motherboard, or "down" clock the processor. Already tried the memory changing, still no joy, Linux is as wobbly as ever. As for trying a new motherboard, well, I'm not so desperate to use Linux that I'd make a hardware change of that level. Besides, Win98 installs and runs fine, so I doubt there is a problem there. *laughs* What motherboard do you have again? You're running an AMD K6/2 -- I'm already suspicious (speaking from experience). Something is *definitely* wrong with your hardware if Linux is wobbly and Win98 is stable. -Stephen- I love my amd k6-2 450 ... :(
Re: [[newbie] (Repost) How to avoid starting X for laptop during the install?]
"Xavier Michalet" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original answers because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it: The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD display). I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot and X starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at). The reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it work. But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in the console mode. = When you try to boot your machine, at the lilo prompt, type: linux 3 or linux init3 This SHOULD boot into console mode. give it a try and get back to us. "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] (Repost) How to avoid starting X for laptop during theinstall?
Xavier Michalet wrote: Hi, I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original answers because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it: The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD display). I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot and X starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at). The reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it work. But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in the console mode. HOWEVER, I have never been able to obtain the dialog "do want to start with X ?" (or something similar) to answer NO during the install. As soon, as I accept the settings for X, the installation jumps to another item (I think I have a fraction of a second to see the question, but I don't even see the dialog window). So, of course I can't try the suggestion below, and after 3 reinstallation and 3 screen melting, I don't dare retrying anything. Any suggestions ? Thanks in advance. Xavier. Frame Buffer |-) Been there, done that ;- at lilo do linux 3 vga=794
Re: [[newbie] kmail associations]
maxtorator [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a little question. I use kmail for my email, sometimes I like to click on a url link in my mail messages, this opens the kfm browser and I retrieve the page. Is there a way to change the association so that when I click on a link in my kmail that it will by default open my netscape? All help would be appreciated. === I've seen this issue addressed on several mail lists, including kde. The consensus seems to be NO. I usually see suggestions about copying and pasting the link into netscape browser. I think the default (I use kmail also for 80% of my e-mail) is kfm and can't be changed :o( Mike ~~~ "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotomy." --Tom Waits ~~~ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
[newbie] Qmail and Mandrake 7
Has anyone installed qmail on Mandrake 7? If so, do you know of any how-tos or whatever? I'd like to intall from rpm if possible.
Re: [newbie] help to all
only real problem i have is upgrading x to 4.0 keeps crashing my gui and i have to keep reinstalling linux - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake Linux" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 6:23 PM Subject: [newbie] help to all I've posted this help awhile back... but I'll post it again... I'm also a newbie...for about 3 months now... but I've noticed one thing...in those three months... Linux IS (no doubt in my mind)...the best OS there is, outside of UNIX itself. It puts windows to shame... The reason most of us...have trouble (at first)... is due to not installing correctly... granted Mandrake 7.0 and 7.02 is supposed to make this process easierand it does. However, you first must make sure...that all hardware is compatible. Once this is done, if you have trouble with the UPGRADE install option...then what you need to do...is this: 1. completely remove/re-format all linux partitons. 2. instead of doing a upgrade...do a complete re-install, a fresh install, making new partitons...etc. in other words, starting from scratch... I had countless problems myself, in installing linux the first time...until, I found this remedy... 3. If you still have problems, then it is most likely in the CD itself...(or, whereever/whatever you installed from) i.e. check to make sure the CD is clean from all debris, is scratchfree, etc. I don't care what others may tell you, a CD ...CAN and WILL mess upif not properly taken care of. 4. Try downloading the files again...if this is how you installed. Goodluck and God bless -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com
Re: [newbie] is it wine
wine is the windows emulator that i suposed to be abled to run winblows progams mind i have yet to get it to work - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake Linux" [EMAIL PROTECTED]; "Linux_Admin" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 6:29 PM Subject: [newbie] is it wine what is the name of the program...that will allow you to use windows (in its own window)...at the same time as you're using linux? and where's a real good tutorial on how to set it up? -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com
[newbie] Epson 7xx
Try this web site - finally found it!! http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/show_printer.cgi?recnum=62112 Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
Re: [newbie] Samba: Windows can't log into Linux shares
You are Welcome! lol ;- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: THANK YOU!!! It worked. :) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I sent this a bit earlier, but it didn't seem to go thru - forgive if it's a double post. I have a working public share, and Windows can see my private shares, but whenever I try to log into them it always gives an invalid password error. I have no idea what to do. I've done the trblshooting steps from http://us3.samba.org/samba/docs/DIAGNOSIS.html and can get thru to 9. When I run 'net use x: \\tymanthius\debsdir' it does ask for a psswd, but always tells me it's the wrong one. I am using ip masq'ing, and one of the things I've noticed is that in the ip reporting string both machines return the same ip. I can mount the shares from the windows machine ok (exept printing - I'll work on that later, unless someone thinks it's related). thanks!! Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713 Are you using encrypted passwords? This sounds like it could be your problem. Encrypted passwords is a GOOD thing and once you know how it easy it is you will wonder why you never did it before... In /etc/smb.conf uncomment line for encrypting passwords and then as root in a terminal do smbpasswd -a username_here It is possible to turn it off on the windows side of the problem so that you don't have to use encrypted passwords but it is a dumb idea. Much easier to be safe. Fix it in the linux side and whatever windows machine hooks in will work. Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
Re: [newbie] is it wine
what is the name of the program...that will allow you to use windows (in its own window)...at the same time as you're using linux? and where's a real good tutorial on how to set it up? Try VMWare ...
Re: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beatWindowshandsdownon stability!!
Jon wrote: "Stephen F. Bosch" wrote: *laughs* What motherboard do you have again? You're running an AMD K6/2 -- I'm already suspicious (speaking from experience). Something is *definitely* wrong with your hardware if Linux is wobbly and Win98 is stable. -Stephen- I love my amd k6-2 450 ... :( Don't get me wrong -- I'm not criticizing the AMD K6/2 - I think it was an undersold processor. The problem was that a number of motherboard manufacturers were apparently unwilling to throw real support behind it and pushed boards onto the market that had not been adequately designed and tested. The Asus P5A motherboards, for example, were quite disastrous (I have one, and it occasionally causes Win 98, Win NT (most recent service pack) and on rare occasions, Linux (though so far only during install - if I turn off UDMA support it works fine) to barf). I was never able to get my RIVA TNT2 board to work with it, and Asus support was stinky, stinky bad (to be fair, other motherboards built with the Acer Labs Aladdin V chipset were equally awful). I'm a reseller, and the tech people at my distributor told me that they were being flooded with complaints about this board. They did a valiant job trying to support their customers, but Asus... As it turned out, the board was beyond rescue. Asus simply ignored e-mail requests for support; when I finally called their technical support number (at my expense) the response was anemic. They told me what I already knew, then blamed my video card for my troubles. In the end I had to return the RIVA cards I was trying to get working with the P5A. Asus screwed up, and they knew it. How do I know? I recently installed an Asus RIVA TNT2 board in a customer's machine. On the box was a big orange *sticker* featuring the text "WARNING: Not recommended for use with ALi chipset motherboards!" -- like, for instance, Asus' own P5A. =) This is a BIG reason why AMD developed its own supporting chipset for the Athlon - after the problems with the ALi Aladdin V, they knew they could not rely on third party manufacturers to reliably support the new flagship processor. Incredibly, Asus hasn't learned from experience. The K7M has a mixed PCI bridge - AMD North, VIA South -- and they're unstable in ANY OS you try and run on them. I called my distributor after problems with my last K7M system, and they told me to send it back and get a Gigabyte (all AMD bridge) instead. Hardware *does* matter. -Stephen-
Re: [newbie] how do i get in
Alex Leonard wrote: i have lost dual boot, and now my boot disk doesnt work, it freezes at LIL it wont get through to the O how do i get in, it is all there installed on my computer but i cant use it. help I had this problem on one of my systems when I was installing dual boot using pqmagic. Lilo installed on the boot sector rather than on the hda5. To get control of the windows system again, I used my win98 boot disk, using the command "fdisk /mbr" with out the quotes. This will reinstall the dos boot record and allow you to get control of your system again. You will have to move Lilo to the proper partition and reactivate the boot manager in windows.
Re: [Re: [[newbie] dumb firewall question]]
Some of the script attacks were from the @Home ( or flavors of @Home (ie: @Roadrunner) meaning the 24.x.x.x IP set. But there were quite a few who were on other ISP's but I had a trace route of their IP#, heheh I could even trace a private network ( 192.168.x.x) node back to a specific city/town. But all they said was they weren't responsible for MY security. I have even seen the '@Home security "AUTHORIZED" scan' of their own running and turning up in the BlackICE logs. And yes I realise some of the IP's that were atacking me were ALREADY compromised by the script kiddies, but @Home should at least acknowledge some responsibility. Linux content: Is Linux vulnerable to similar Port Flooding, ICMP Port Scan's, etc??? Jaguar "Stephen F. Bosch" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Jaguar wrote: After having "script-kiddies" try to "DNS Malformed", Trojan Scanning, and many other attcks on my static IP, I captured the attempts with trace-route, and the BlackICE Defender log files, and sent them to @Home Abuse. They replied that they are __NOT__, I repeat _NOT_ responsible for firewalls, or protection of their clients data. Were said "script-kiddies" on the @home network? If so, then they *are* responsible for dealing with them, not matter what they did. @Home abuse has already successfully eliminated many a threat for me =) But if they weren't @home customers, @home can't do much about it... -Stephen- Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [[newbie] (Repost) How to avoid starting X for laptop during the install?]
When Linux is booting...just when the LILO prompt is there you have about 5 secs. to type "linux 3" --with out quotes, and it will boot to Console mode, bypassing XWindow. HTH Jaguar "Xavier Michalet" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I am the person who originally posted this question. I missed the original answers because of problems with my Mac beta version of AOL :-( so I repost it: The problem I have is that I want to install Mandrake 7 on a laptop (LCD display). I test the settings for X windows during the installation, but when I reboot and X starts, the display kind of "melts" (yes, this is frightening to look at). The reason: because I have a line to edit in some file (vga = 794) to have it work. But I can't do that without a screen, right ? That's why I'd like to boot in the console mode. HOWEVER, I have never been able to obtain the dialog "do want to start with X ?" (or something similar) to answer NO during the install. As soon, as I accept the settings for X, the installation jumps to another item (I think I have a fraction of a second to see the question, but I don't even see the dialog window). So, of course I can't try the suggestion below, and after 3 reinstallation and 3 screen melting, I don't dare retrying anything. Any suggestions ? Thanks in advance. Xavier. Lane Lester wrote: Michael Scottaline said: Absolutely NO need to reinstall!! Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not necessary. A simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel id:5:initdefault Just change the 5 to a 3 I hope the person who posted the original inquiry will try this and report back. My impression is that the people who advise the above (not just you, Michael) did not actually install their own Mandrake to run X automatically. I did so, and when I wanted to discontinue the autostart, making the above change did not have any effect. I am engaged in a long thread on the Mandrake Expert list about this, and there is still no understanding about the cause of the phenomenon. I got X to quit autostarting by commenting out the last line of inittab, but that only breaks the runlevel system. I hope no one will be offended, but this problem for me has gone on for a very long time, and I'm tired of it. So I will only continue participating in the investigation on the Expert list (not that I'm an expert, by any standard). -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go... Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [Re: [newbie] How to avoid starting X ?]
LaneI've been silently following the expert thread you speak of. It was my impression that you'd been hacking (I believe you called it customizing) the init files a bit before your problem occurred and this was the probable root cause of your problem. Anyway, I decided to try changing default runlevels on my system as it has been booting to runlevel 5 since I originally installed 7.0 and chose to boot straight to X during the install. So I edited my /etc/inittab default line from 'id:5:initdefault' to 'id:3:initdefault' and rebooted. I came up in console mode signed in, issued a startx, and am now back in KDE writing this reply. Alan Lane Lester wrote: Michael Scottaline said: Absolutely NO need to reinstall!! Even to permanently switch to a non X boot (which I do not believe the original poster was looking to achieve), a reinstallation is not necessary. A simple edit of /etc/inittab will change the runlevel id:5:initdefault Just change the 5 to a 3 I hope the person who posted the original inquiry will try this and report back. My impression is that the people who advise the above (not just you, Michael) did not actually install their own Mandrake to run X automatically. I did so, and when I wanted to discontinue the autostart, making the above change did not have any effect. I am engaged in a long thread on the Mandrake Expert list about this, and there is still no understanding about the cause of the phenomenon. I got X to quit autostarting by commenting out the last line of inittab, but that only breaks the runlevel system. I hope no one will be offended, but this problem for me has gone on for a very long time, and I'm tired of it. So I will only continue participating in the investigation on the Expert list (not that I'm an expert, by any standard). -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Re: [newbie] Epson 7xx
THANKS!!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try this web site - finally found it!! http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/pht/show_printer.cgi?recnum=62112 Ty C. Mixon F.T.C. Enterprises [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 26147713
Re: [newbie] is it wine
magick wrote: wine is the windows emulator that i suposed to be abled to run winblows progams mind i have yet to get it to work Wine Is Not an Emulator (WINE)! Although, is is really, but not technically :-) -- Jayce Steadman (on the Linux Box) [FGC]_G3N3R1C ICQ# 63558908 http://www.g3n3r1c.cwc.net/
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows handsdown on stability!!
Vic said: I usually recomend an AMD processor to windows users, but I'm biased in favour of AMD, but a Pentium does run nicely when its running linux instead of windows in my experiences. I think you can recommend AMDs for Linux as well. I'm running a K6-2/400 (I can't remember what punctuation is right for that), and it works great with Linux. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Re: [newbie] help to all
why do you want to upgrade x to 4.0? what is this upgrade you speak of...? why upgrade something that works fine...? most of the time...I've found that if I try to upgrade...lets say...using a i386.rpm.. in mandrake which is i586it practically messes up everything. this could be your problem... magick wrote: only real problem i have is upgrading x to 4.0 keeps crashing my gui and i have to keep reinstalling linux - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake Linux" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 6:23 PM Subject: [newbie] help to all I've posted this help awhile back... but I'll post it again... I'm also a newbie...for about 3 months now... but I've noticed one thing...in those three months... Linux IS (no doubt in my mind)...the best OS there is, outside of UNIX itself. It puts windows to shame... The reason most of us...have trouble (at first)... is due to not installing correctly... granted Mandrake 7.0 and 7.02 is supposed to make this process easierand it does. However, you first must make sure...that all hardware is compatible. Once this is done, if you have trouble with the UPGRADE install option...then what you need to do...is this: 1. completely remove/re-format all linux partitons. 2. instead of doing a upgrade...do a complete re-install, a fresh install, making new partitons...etc. in other words, starting from scratch... I had countless problems myself, in installing linux the first time...until, I found this remedy... 3. If you still have problems, then it is most likely in the CD itself...(or, whereever/whatever you installed from) i.e. check to make sure the CD is clean from all debris, is scratchfree, etc. I don't care what others may tell you, a CD ...CAN and WILL mess upif not properly taken care of. 4. Try downloading the files again...if this is how you installed. Goodluck and God bless -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] Qmail and Mandrake 7
rpm install should work fine...in kpackage "Matt G. Ellis" wrote: Has anyone installed qmail on Mandrake 7? If so, do you know of any how-tos or whatever? I'd like to intall from rpm if possible. -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
[newbie] installing ICQ
I downloaded icq for linux, it is in a tar.gzip format, how do I unzip it and install it, could someone please list the steps, i have no idea where to even begin. I am running mandrake 7 or if someone can name a site will it will tell me how to do it, in very easy steps, that would be helpful, much appreciated )( Jason Carson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/jaroca ICQ: 35152653 )(
RE: [newbie] I thought this was supposed to beat Windows handsdown on stability!!
My Athlon system is rock freakin' solid with Linux Mandrake, as well as other Linux distros I have tried -Necro On Sun, 09 Apr 2000, Lane Lester wrote: Vic said: I usually recomend an AMD processor to windows users, but I'm biased in favour of AMD, but a Pentium does run nicely when its running linux instead of windows in my experiences. I think you can recommend AMDs for Linux as well. I'm running a K6-2/400 (I can't remember what punctuation is right for that), and it works great with Linux. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
Re: [newbie] Qmail and Mandrake 7
Has anyone installed qmail on Mandrake 7? If so, do you know of any how-tos or whatever? I'd like to intall from rpm if possible. It's not possible. The qmail license requires distribution in source code format only. No precompiled binaries are allowed. (Unless it changed recently.) If you compile it, though, it does work. We install qmail on all the systems here, and it's fine. If you want to use procmail with qmail you have to mess around with procmail and compile a custom version. If you don't need/want procmail then there's no issue. MB
Re: [newbie] Mount/Unmount CDROM
Eljaibotype (as root) in a console 'supermount enable'. Alan Eljaibo wrote: What can I do to have my cd-rom working without mounting and umounting each time that I want to read my cd's? I've Mandrake 7.0 Thanks a lot.
Re: [newbie] installing ICQ
Mandrake 7 has a very good ICQ clone...called LICQ in RPM format...just use Kpackage as root...to install it from off your CD...I think you also have to install its partner program called QT.144 in order for it to function... "J.Carson" wrote: I downloaded icq for linux, it is in a tar.gzip format, how do I unzip it and install it, could someone please list the steps, i have no idea where to even begin. I am running mandrake 7 or if someone can name a site will it will tell me how to do it, in very easy steps, that would be helpful, much appreciated )( Jason Carson [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.home.net/jaroca ICQ: 35152653 )( -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [Re: [newbie] How to avoid starting X ?]
Laneoh...ok...my mistake :-) I guess I should have said that I'd been 'kind of following the thread.' Alan Lane Lester wrote: Alan Shoemaker said: LaneI've been silently following the expert thread you speak of. It was my impression that you'd been hacking (I believe you called it customizing) the init files a bit before your problem occurred and this was the probable root cause of your problem. The only real hacking was =after= I tried to get X to quit autostarting. Before that, the only change I had made directly was to enable mgetty to start receiving faxes. -- Lane Lane Lester / Madison County, Georgia USA Using Linux to get where I want to go...
[newbie] Re: is it wine
Christian Brink wrote: 2. VMWARE - ~ $300 $ 99 for non-commercial use, unsupported except via rather good online manuals and faqs. commercial license Commercial support A wide range of supported options Recently released 2.0 version much better, more stable and faster You must have a windows license TRUE, if installing windows, but may also use this tool to experiment with other linux distros, *bsd, etc. You must repartion your drive to support both OS's FALSE. Runs just fine using virtual partitions which are files in the host OS. Use of separate partitions and spindles is rather tricky actually, depending on the combo of host and guest OS's. Large RAM requirement (IMO) Any modern OS likes lots of RAM - even Linux with X, which will run (s l o w l y) in 16M, really likes 64 and up for running multiple apps and compiles without too much thrashing. My setup is Mandrake 7.0 for normal use, with Win2K running in a VM for those windows gotta's, like Word for writing books, etc. Expensive (IMO) And not "free" in any (beer or speech) sense of the word. But it works. Worth every penny if you need it. It was worth every penny just for being able to play with multiple distros without having to get a new HD or trash my existing and extremely stable configuration. .bilbrey (from the VMware'd Win2K Netscape 4.72) __ Brian Bilbrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.orbdesigns.com
is it wine
what is the name of the program...that will allow you to use windows (in its own window)...at the same time as you're using linux? and where's a real good tutorial on how to set it up? -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== -------------------------------- to unsubscribe email "unsubscribe linux-admin" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] See the linux-admin FAQ: http://www.kalug.lug.net/linux-admin-FAQ/
[newbie] sendmail
can you use/setup sendmail with a dynamic IP? if so, how do I set it up... -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit===
Re: [newbie] installing ICQ
What type of ICQ did you download? The general rule for unzipping files is. tar -xvzf .tar.gz that will create the directory, then go into the directory and read the readme file, every program has a slightly different installation routine. At 08:33 PM 4/9/00 -0400, you wrote: I downloaded icq for linux, it is in a tar.gzip format, how do I unzip it and install it, could someone please list the steps, i have no idea where to even begin. I am running mandrake 7 or if someone can name a site will it will tell me how to do it, in very easy steps, that would be helpful, much appreciated Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618 http://www.exacomp.com http://members.home.net/zna
Re: [newbie] installing ICQ
you should get it in rpm format it's alot easier - Original Message - From: "Zulfiqar Naushad" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 1:00 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] installing ICQ What type of ICQ did you download? The general rule for unzipping files is. tar -xvzf .tar.gz that will create the directory, then go into the directory and read the readme file, every program has a slightly different installation routine. At 08:33 PM 4/9/00 -0400, you wrote: I downloaded icq for linux, it is in a tar.gzip format, how do I unzip it and install it, could someone please list the steps, i have no idea where to even begin. I am running mandrake 7 or if someone can name a site will it will tell me how to do it, in very easy steps, that would be helpful, much appreciated Zulfiqar Naushad [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 6001618 http://www.exacomp.com http://members.home.net/zna GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com
[newbie] dual modems
http://www.cwareco.com/eqlplus.html (could you please not attach .bmp [or other image] files?) -- Mike Fieschko, West Orange, NJ, USA X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1.8 XEmacs and random-sig.el Kernel 2.2.15-0.17mdk http://www.viconet.com/fieschko/home.htm Apr 9 Passion Sunday Rabboni, ut videam
Re: [newbie] help to all
jsut always like to have the most rescent versions of things and all the rpms i tried to upgrade to were i586 and made for mandrake as the had the .mdk in them x 4.0 is suposed to have new features - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 8:25 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] help to all why do you want to upgrade x to 4.0? what is this upgrade you speak of...? why upgrade something that works fine...? most of the time...I've found that if I try to upgrade...lets say...using a i386.rpm.. in mandrake which is i586it practically messes up everything. this could be your problem... magick wrote: only real problem i have is upgrading x to 4.0 keeps crashing my gui and i have to keep reinstalling linux - Original Message - From: "KompuKit" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Mandrake Linux" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 08, 2000 6:23 PM Subject: [newbie] help to all I've posted this help awhile back... but I'll post it again... I'm also a newbie...for about 3 months now... but I've noticed one thing...in those three months... Linux IS (no doubt in my mind)...the best OS there is, outside of UNIX itself. It puts windows to shame... The reason most of us...have trouble (at first)... is due to not installing correctly... granted Mandrake 7.0 and 7.02 is supposed to make this process easierand it does. However, you first must make sure...that all hardware is compatible. Once this is done, if you have trouble with the UPGRADE install option...then what you need to do...is this: 1. completely remove/re-format all linux partitons. 2. instead of doing a upgrade...do a complete re-install, a fresh install, making new partitons...etc. in other words, starting from scratch... I had countless problems myself, in installing linux the first time...until, I found this remedy... 3. If you still have problems, then it is most likely in the CD itself...(or, whereever/whatever you installed from) i.e. check to make sure the CD is clean from all debris, is scratchfree, etc. I don't care what others may tell you, a CD ...CAN and WILL mess upif not properly taken care of. 4. Try downloading the files again...if this is how you installed. Goodluck and God bless -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com -- ===KompuKit=== Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED]Lowell, Mass. Web Designer http://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer:http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M-F 6pm-12am,S+S 12pm-12am EST) ===KompuKit=== GET THE BEST FREE INTERNET ACCESS * Free Email * Free Support * Software* * No Credit Check * Privacy Guaranteed* GOTO http://www.HomeFreeWeb.com
