RE: [newbie] Setting lilo to dual boot 98 from seperate drive???

[Aaron]

WhoaI am really feeling dumb now.  The Win98 HD is the master so I would
need to set Linux as hdB in lilo.  I switched them around.  Shoot me.
Aaron

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 12:28 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting lilo to dual boot 98 from seperate
drive???


I stand to be corrected but doesn't windoze have to be on the primary master
?

On Wed, 31 May 2000, you wrote:
> Aaron wrote:
> >
> > Linux is on the primary disc (hda) and win98 is on the secondary disc
(hdb).
> > I tried adding it to lilo but when I choose win98 at boot it doesn't do
> > anything.  Do I have to do anything to win98 to make this work?  What do
I
> > need to do?
> > Thanks,
> > Aaron
>
> Could you post your /etc/lilo.conf file and describe what exactly
> happens when you try to boot zinblows? (or maybe you will be able to
> solve the problem by yourself if you read the man lilo.conf)
>
> Flupke
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[newbie] help

[Kanishka Jayasekara]

 
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make command working ? is there some thing els i got to install to make the make 
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Re: [newbie] Fwd: Internet

[Darryl Gibson]

Jeffrey B. Ferland wrote:
> 
> I don't know if you've already gotten this, my e-mail keeps getting bounced!
> ---
> Assuming I've got more than one working modem, each on their own phone line, is
> their anyway to use then both at once on separate connection?

Dunno.
> 
> How on earth does an ISP cram all those calls into one phone number?

Not sure, probably some fancy multiplexing and switching hardware,
running on a good multitasking platform like *unix. (whick was designed
by good ole Ma Bell to begin with.)
> 
> I want to change my domain name (it's localhost.localdomian right now. It
> should be autocracy.dcci.com - how do I tell the computer that?)

See man Hostname.

Darryl Gibson
Linux Neophyte (tm)

Re: [newbie] XFree86 v4.0

[AOLShopGAM]

In a message dated 6/3/00 10:01:23 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> >> I am looking at upgrading to XF86 v4.0 and was wondering a few things.
>  >> First of all, is this release stable yet, and second, there are a few
>  >> version for Linux iX86 systems.
>  >> 
>  >> Linux-alpha-glibc21/17-Mar-2000 09:55  
>  >> Linux-ix86-glibc20/ 17-Mar-2000 23:25
>  >> Linux-ix86-glibc21/ 26-Apr-2000 03:44
>  >> Linux-ix86-libc5/  
>  
>  Wayne, I got this from www.xfree.org:
>   
>  XFree86 4.0 is now available. The documentation is available on-line.
>  Please read the README and Release Notes first. The distribution is
>  available from our ftp site. or from one of the mirror sites. Source can
>  be downloaded, but is not necessary for installing and using XFree86.
>  Pre-compiled binary distributions are available for most supported
>  platforms. Some of those binaries have been updated since the initial
>  release, and a list of those updates is available.
>   
>  Before downloading and installing the binary distributions, please read
>  the Installation Notes carefully. This will help you download the correct
>  files for your system. If you're looking for a stable version of XFree86,
>  you might be better off with the latest 3.3.x release. There is some basic
>  information comparing the hardware support in 3.3.x with 4.0 in the driver
>  status document. Please check there to get an idea if your hardware is
>  supported in 4.0.
>  
>  
>  It seems to be stable enough, but it still lacks support for many video
>  cards, as it seems.
>  

In this month's Linux Magazine, there is a fantastic article on exactly how 
to install xFree 4.0.

Jerry

Re: [newbie] Prtition Magic

[Charles A Edwards]

Piero
   A special edition Partition Magic(a stripped down version) comes with
Linux Mandrake Complete 7.0.
If you have Complete while running Windows put  CD 3 in your CD-ROM,
explore,open the Pq folder, open the PtMagic folder and double click Set Up
. This will install Partition Magic.
   I hope this is the info you wanted.

   Charles 6/3/2000   2:15pm
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From: "Piero" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 10:11 AM
Subject: [newbie] Prtition Magic


> There's a grate talking of Partition Magic around... Do we have it on the
MK
> CDs?
>
> Piero.
>
> --
> Dr Piero Caracciolo
> Ecole Normale Superieure
>
> ...humani nihil a me alienum puto.
>
>

Re: [newbie] LILO boot time

[AOLShopGAM]

In a message dated 6/3/00 6:42:53 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> > Hi again,
>  > 
>  > I have got Linux installed on hda1 after ditching Windoze a couple of 
> months
>  > ago now.  When at the lilo prompt I have to wait 5 seconds for it to 
boot 
> the
>  > kernal or press enter for instant booting.
>  > 
>  > I know it is petty but how can I configure lilo to boot Linux instantly 
> with
>  > out the prompt.  I have looked into  /etc/lilo.config  and messed about
>  > with the timeout option but it has no effect.  Therefore the waiting time
>  > command must be within another file but where?
>  > 
>  > As I said it is a petty issue but it has become a bit of an obsession 
with 
> me
>  > now.  
>  
>  Well, messing with the timeout value is the right way to do it. Did you
>  install new information afterwards? Just changing the values isn't enough, 
I
>  think. But I don't remember what the exact command to write out the boot
>  information is.
>  

The command is "lilo" without the quotes.

Jerry

Re: [newbie] Is there a Cakewalk type of software package for Linux?

[TRBishop]

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, Vic wrote:
> I installed jazzware
> 
> http://www.jazz.com ? I think but
> if that is not correct please go to
> 
> http://freshmeat.net and do a search for jazz
> 
> it should find it for ytou
> 
> 
> > 
> > -- 
  Thanks for the URL!   Tom

> > TRBishop
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Registered Linux User #12043

Re: [newbie] where's the list ?

[Charles A Edwards]

   Yes, some of us are still out here, but with the way the mail server has
been working I don't how many or for how long.
It's 6/3 1:30pm edt and your message just posted, it's worse than mine.
I only have about a 14 hr delay.
Starting, I think, this past Wed when checking my mail there would be
[newbie] post in the morning but after 10am nothing until 9 or 10pm.
It's discourging to me when I want to submit a response and I know it
must be even more so for people asking for help.

   Charles 6/3/2000   1:45pm



 Original Message -
From: "Philomena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 3:51 PM
Subject: [newbie] where's the list ?


> anyone out there ? I posted a question over 24 hours ago and I never saw
it
> on the list - even checked the archives - not there. The list goes for
> hours at a time with no messages - what gives ?
>
>

Re: [newbie] I can't install x-windows

[Alan Shoemaker]

Paultry typing startx at the prompt after you're logged
in.  

If that is unsuccessful then you need to run the program
Xconfigurator as the root user.  When you're done with that,
go back to being a regular user and try startx again.

Alan


Paul John Kiener wrote:
> 
> dear anyone,
> hi, i have a compaq 7940 Presario, 128 MB of RAM, L2 cache, AMD-K6
> 650mhz processor. my problem is i tried to install linux, and when
> its
> done installing the packages, it says it's going to install
> x-windows.
>  and i wait for the screen to load. when it does, first a blank black
> screen comes out, then a gray screen with x's on it comes out. i
> waited, but nothing happend, so i shutdown the comp. when i turned it
> on, linux mandrake loaded to this... it prompted me to enter my
> localhost user/pass. i did. then this comes out [paul@localhost
> paul]$
>  is that normal? it's like a dos type thing. and from there, i don't
> know how to run any of the programs, or if that's where i can access
> x-windows. what can i do?
> thanks and God bless everyone! peace!
> 
> Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
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Re: [newbie] Insstalling Adobe Acrobat Reader

[Alan Shoemaker]

Romanroot, always root!

Alan


Roman Bysh wrote:
> 
> I just downloaded Adobe Acrobat Reader. Should I install it while I'm
> logged in as 'root' or 'user?
> Or, does it really matter...
> 
> Roman

Re: [newbie] Imation Super Disk Drive - Parallel Port

[Alan Shoemaker]

Johnit takes no extra drivers, I use the ide/atapi
version, so am not familiar with the setup of the parallel
version.  It has been discussed here many times so if nobody
offers help right now the answer can most likely be found in
the archives of this list and/or the expert list.  Also maybe
on:

http://www.mandrakeuser.org

Alan


John Smith wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Imation Super Disk 120MB Parallel Port Drive.
> 
> Does anybody know how to setup the Drive in Linux or
> where i can get the Drivers?.
> 
> any help is appreciated.
> 
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Re: [newbie] Anyone out there?

[Charles A Edwards]

Pete
   For over a week anything I post takes over 14hrs. to show and once in a
while I have one that never shows.
So I have started responding direct and c.c. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You need to give more info than just saying that you can not get 7.0 to
install. What type of system do you have?When you run the installation
program what does it do? What error messages do you get?
You have to help us help you.

   Charles 6/3/2000   1:27pm



- Original Message -
From: "Peter Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Linux Mandrake Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 4:22 PM
Subject: [newbie] Anyone out there?


> As a newcomer who still can't get LM7 to install and therefore has got
> nowhere so far I find that I can read the list but something I posted 2
days
> ago has still to appear (cry for help). Not impressed to date.
> Pete Taylor.
>
>

Re: [newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2

[Darryl Gibson]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I just downloaded and installed Helix GNOME 1.2 Everything is working nice,
> except for the keyboard applet. It used to work fine in the previous ML 7.0

> Error loading new keyboard description
> 
> Any ideas?

Sorry, I can't help, but I was sure happy to see you have this problem,
since I wish I had it too. I've been trying to figure out how to switch
between Dvork and US keyboards for long time now. I would like users to
select their keyboard at the login prompt. Can this be done LM 7? Where
would I find the keyboard applet?

I attempted to do this with Red Hat, but I couldn't find a solution, and
I stumped the Gurus on the RH list.

TIA

Darryl Gibson
Linux Neophyte (tm)

Re: [newbie] sound problem

[Alan Shoemaker]

Garya quick reaction to your description makes me say that
you may have another device trying to share the interrupt that
your sound card is using and the sound card test routines
don't like it.

I suggest you address a fellow in the expert list who goes by
the name of 'civileme', he's pretty good at solving hardware
conflict problems.

Alan


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> I posted a question similar to this.  In my case it is a detection error.  I
> DO have a VIA chipset, which I gather might be part of the problem.  Do you
> get "failures" as Linux boots?  And what do these failure files read like
> around the error line number?  Mine was an IRQ error, and the "no action"
> refered to IRQs.
> -Gary-
> 
> In a message dated 5/31/2000 7:24:17 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> 
> << hi.
>  When I run the sndconfig program the system detects a AZT3000 PnP Sound
>  Device and when I run the sound card test this ocurrs:
>  ISA PNP Error
>  Don't know what to do with configure AZT3000/-1 (LD 1 on or around 72
>  /etc/isapnp.conf :72 --Fatal - Error ocurred parsing config file - No action
>  taken.
> 
>  I have tried to configure the sound card device as a Sound Blaster Pro, in
>  the test am able to listen the voice but the midi is fails.
>  Thanks
>

Re: [newbie] Memmory Recognition under Mandrake

[Darryl Gibson]

Cy Hudson wrote:
> 
> Still having problems getting Mandrake to recognize all of my ram. I have
> 256 installed and all it sees is 64. Any help would be appreciated...
> Cy
 
Check out the append command with _man append_.
-- 
Darryl Gibson
Linux Neophyte (tm)

Re: [newbie] gcc weirdness

[Colin L. Whipple]

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, John Couturier wrote:
> Interesting I just downloaded ksnuffle and it compiled and ran perfectly.  I have 
>gcc 2.95.3 I downloaded the source RPM from the cooker site and rebuilt the whole gcc 
>suite and installed it.  I also did that with glibc-2.1.3.  So it could be that last 
>.3 in my gcc or possible glibc that makes it work for me.  Those are the only two 
>packages I've upgraded that would come close to causing (or fixing for that matter) 
>compiler errors.  

Why do some messages not format properly on my screen, like the one I am
replying too?  It appears as one long line, that I have to use the horizontal
scroll-bar to read.

Do I need to adjust something in kmail, or is something wrong at the sender's
end?

Colin

Re: [newbie] where's the list ?

[Fran Parker]

You apparently found the list! :)

It takes some time for posting to happen.  Sometimes faster than others.

Enjoy,

Bambi


Philomena wrote:

> anyone out there ? I posted a question over 24 hours ago and I never saw it
> on the list - even checked the archives - not there. The list goes for
> hours at a time with no messages - what gives ?

Re: [newbie] Colors

[Fran Parker]

Thanks Paul (Denis2 :)

I tried the other thing I was talking about .. no
go.  Didn't change it.

Did what you said to do and miraculously, I
can now change everything!

Thank you so much.  I know have things the
way I wanted them on my desktop...for every
thing...not just a few things.

Thanks again,
Bambi



Paul wrote:

> On Tue, 30 May 2000, Fran Parker wrote:
>
> >Hi Denis,
> >If this is an installer bug...how can it be fixed?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bambi
>
> Hi, this is Denis2 *grin*
>
> as root do a chown . for .kderc
>
> e.g.
> chown fran.fran .kderc
> or
> chown bambi.bambi .kderc
>
> Paul
>
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Re: [newbie] No 'Copy to' in Netscape 4.7

[Philip Gabbert]

On *nix OSes, the 'Copy' is actually middle click. You just highlight 
what you want to copy, and middle click where you want to paste it. 

That's it .. The highlighted text is automatically 'copied' when you 
leave the front window.

-- philip

>On Wed, 31 May 2000, Roman Bysh wrote:
>
>I have never seen this in NS for Linux. BUt then, I have not paid
>attention to it.
>
>Paul
>
>>I have been trying to save all many help responses pertaining to my
>>configuration. 
>>While in Linux I noticed that when I right-click on the message line,
>>the 'copy to' 
>>command is missing as compared to the Windows version.
>>
>>Am I missing a command, or, is this only available in Netscape 4.73?
>>
>>Roman
>>
>>


Eagles may soar, but weasel don't get sucked into jet engines

Re: [newbie] Command execution

[Adrian Skywalker]

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Perhaps the confusion here is that Windows looks in the logged
> directory 
> FIRST and executes "namedcommand" if found.  If the "namedcommand" is not 
> found it then searches the path, in order, and executes the first match it
> 
> finds.  I found this handy and will alter my bash preferences to search
> the 
> local directory first, as suggested by Jim and others.  Thanks, didn't
> know 
> this behavior was that easy to alter.
> -Gary-
> 

If I could make a suggestion:

Make sure you don't do this with root, because if you do, the potential
exists to cause damage to your system.

Say someone uploads a command "ls" into the FTP directory.  You go to the
FTP directory and type "ls," and the new "ls" command is executed instead of
the Linux standard one.  Now, let's say that the new "ls" is a shell script
that does "rm -rf /*" ...

If you must put . into your path, put it _after_ the other entries in your
path, not before, so that the existing command is called before the one in
the current directory.

Just a thought, from an admitted newbie.

Greetings,
Adrian




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Re: [newbie] Colors

[Fran Parker]

Thanks Denis

My mistake, it was not you, it was "Denis3"...Alan :)
that said I should do something else.  He is probably
right but I haven't done anything like that yet, and
I am a bit shaky on trying it just now since the remedy
Paul "Denis2" has should work and it is something
I would feel comfortable doing at this point.

I have installed rpms and done tar.gz files but that
is about as far as I have gone to date.  I hope to be
more confident as time goes onbut right now...no.

Thanks for your input on this.

Bambi


Denis HAVLIK wrote:

> :~>Truthfully, is "Denis2" right, is this a viable alternative
> :~>to what you were saying to do.  Especially since the
>
> I did not say anything, and he is right - the problem is just root
> ownership of the files (it is a bug, not a feature .-)
>
> Personally, I would not even bother to look for the file, this would do
> the trick as well:
>
> chown -R . ~
>
> :~>> :~>Hi, this is Denis2 *grin*
> :~>> :~>
> :~>> :~>as root do a chown . for .kderc
> :~>> :~>
> :~>> :~>e.g.
> :~>> :~>chown fran.fran .kderc
> :~>> :~>or
> :~>> :~>chown bambi.bambi .kderc
> :~>> :~>
> :~>> :~>Paul
>
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Re: [newbie] Administration Question

[flupke]

Hi Bascule,

I didn't really meant that a group can own a file (even if the man chgrp
says :  chgrp - change group ownership). Sorry if I didn't express
myself correctly. I just meant that there are permissions to a file that
are specific to a particular group.

I might be wrong, but I don't think it's possible to make a group member
of another group.
And I also think that this term "ownership" could be misleading. I
rather think about a file as being a member of a group.

Sorry again if I wasn't clear enough.
Flupke

bascule wrote:
> 
> hi flupke,
> your answer to john's post is interesting because it says that a group
> can own files, i always assumed that an 'owner' had to be a user (though
> i never saw that written anywhere), can a group also be a member of
> another group like a user can?
> 
> bascule
> 
> flupke wrote:
> >
> > I think the best way to make what you want would be to create a new
> > group dedicated to the files shared by fred and tom. Lets call it
> > fredandtom (groupadd fredandtom).
> > Make Both fred and tom member of this new group (by adding "fred,tom" to
> > the entry fredandtom in the /etc/group file).
> > Then make the fredandtom group the owner of /home/shared (chgrp
> > fredandtom /home/shared). From now on, the files in /home/shared whose
> > group is fredandtom and are group writable (chmod g+w file) will be
> > accessible to both tom and fred. But the files whose group is fred or
> > tom will be only accessible to respectively fred or tom.
> >
> > HTH
> > Flupke
> >
> > John Rye wrote:
> > >
> > > I have two users call them 'fred' and 'tom'
> > >
> > > I need for these two users to be able to share files (usually text).
> > >
> > > Both users are members of their own groups named for their usernames.
> > >
> > > How should I go about this?
> > > 'fred' may NOT have access to 'tom's files and 'tom' may NOT have
> > > access to 'fred's files.
> > >
> > > I intention is to create a directory named say: /home/shared or similar
> > > in which these two users can drop the exchange files.
> > >
> > > As I remember if I make both of these users members of the same group
> > > the each is able to 'see' what the other is doing? or has in her
> > > directory. That is not an option in this case..
> > >
> > > Suggestions are most welcome.
> > >
> > > Cheers.
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > > --
> > > --
> > > New Zealand - Home of the Americas Cup
> > > --

Re: [newbie] XDM, how do I get it to load something other than KDE!

[Paul]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Hmmm... I don't remember when this was configured but at installation time,
>you can tell the system to boot KDE or GNOME or something else. I had to do
>a partial reinstall because of a LILO problem and when I boot, the xdm
>windows allows me to choose what desktop env. I want. I would eventually
>like to revert to GNOME only (like it was when I did my first install).

If you want a certain thing to load, put that in ~/.Xclients

Gnome:  exec gnome-session
KDE:exec startkde

Etc. See the original .Xclients for the right syntax per system. I made a
backup of that, and now all it has in it is:

#!/bin/sh

kfm &
exec blackbox

#exec startkde
#exec gnome-session

(The latter two make it easy to switch, just have to meddle with #'s)

Paul

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Re: [Re: [newbie] Setting lilo to dual boot 98 from seperate drive???]

[Jaguar]

I am pretty sure the ONLY requirement is the patition HAS to be ACTIVE.
HTH
Jaguar

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I stand to be corrected but doesn't windoze have to be on the primary master
?
> 
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, you wrote:
> > Aaron wrote:
> > > 
> > > Linux is on the primary disc (hda) and win98 is on the secondary disc
(hdb).
> > > I tried adding it to lilo but when I choose win98 at boot it doesn't do
> > > anything.  Do I have to do anything to win98 to make this work?  What do
I
> > > need to do?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Aaron
> > 
> > Could you post your /etc/lilo.conf file and describe what exactly
> > happens when you try to boot zinblows? (or maybe you will be able to
> > solve the problem by yourself if you read the man lilo.conf)
> > 
> > Flupke
> -- 
>  
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[newbie] ftp accounts

[Mario Molina]

Hello;

Please help me:

I need create a ftp account, with permissions for upload and download
files from the /home/httpd directory, but i can´t create it. How i can
create a user  with a home directory in /home/httpd 

or with home directory in /home  

thanks

Re: [Re: [newbie] Installation woes]

[Jaguar]

I had LM 6.0/7.02 installed on both Cyrix G series 233, and also running now
on a full Cyrix 233, both worked well except the G series 233 ran at 77
BOGOMIPS and the full 233 is running at 144 BOGOMIPS.
HTH
Jaguar

"John Arkoulis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> You have to create a boot disk from your CDrom. The file you need is called
> txt_boot.img  I have my doubts that M7 will eventually work with Cyrix.( I
> may be wrong other people can correct me)
> 
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: Peter Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 12:24 PM
> Subject: [newbie] Installation woes
> 
> 
> > I'm trying to install Mandrake 7.0 on a Windows 95 machine with two HD's
> and
> > a Cyrix 233 chip. It boots OK and gets to initialising the CD Rom but
> always
> > falls over at
> > in second stage install
> > -X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect : Can't connect : errno = 111
> > -X11 TransSocketUNIXConnect : Can't connect : errno = 111
> > (Date and time) Gtk WARNING ** cannnot open display = :0 at
> /usr/bin/perl -
> > install / my-gtk.pm line 139
> > install exited abnormally
> > I've found one other posting with the same error message and the only bit
> of
> > kit we have in common is the CPU (his was a 150Mhz) The only reply he got
> > was to try a text install.
> > How?
> > As you can see I haven't got past the first hurdle yet so assume I know
> > nothing.
> > Thanks in advance
> > Pete Taylor.
> >
> >


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Re: [Re: [Re: [newbie] Pauls proposed website]]

[Jaguar]

WOW...it only took 3 days for this msg. to arrive on the list...I sent it
Thursday.  
What's up wqith things here Denis?

Jaguar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe a dedicated FAQ site of COMMON install questions wouldn't be a bad
> idea..after all..aren't we all a little sick of seeing "I just installed
MDK,
> I have 128 RAM and it only sees 64 MB, what do I do?" and many other common
> install problems/questions.
> Just my $0.02 worth.
> Jaguar
> 
> J Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > In qua, 31 mai 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote:
> > > On Tue, 30 May 2000 19:42:54 +0200 (CEST), Paul wrote:
> > > 
> > > >Paul
> > > >who is thinking about collecting all the assistance here and putting
> that
> > > >up on a website...
> > > =
> > > Tue, 30 May 2000  21:43:28
> > > 
> > > That is a lovely Idea Paul, it would be a perfect endeavor for you,
> > > you have a wealth of knowledge and a desire to assist us poor
> > > unfortunates..
> > > 
> > >  How many times have you heard "my memory wont show up"? or
> > > please unxcroobe me"..no wait. not that one...but  many repeating
> > > difficulties that us new wienies have redundantly?
> > > 
> > >   Finding information in the sea available has always been
> > > difficult for me..I never seem to find exactly what I want, just
> > > everything else in the world..even searching archives has not been
> > > satisfactory..maybe if someone would write it on my forehead? or put a
> > > lot of common data on a nice categorized web site.
> > > 
> > >   It sounds like a noble project
> > > 
> > > Who knows? perhaps several years from now, I will know enough to be
> > > able to volunteer to assist you.?
> > > 
> > > Olly P
> > > Biloxi
> > > Mississippi
> > 
> > Take a look at www.mandrakeuser.org where Tom Berger (sp?) has made a
nice
> job
> > out of helping distressed Mandrake newbies (myself included).  
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > /J.
> 
> 
> The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma.
> 
> 
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Re: [newbie] can't install x-windows....rest of computer is f(*ed up!

[Eunice Thompson]

try typing:
 startx
if that doesn't take you into a GUI then  as root type:
 Xconfigurator
 this will take you into the x setup. After you get everything configured
and tested there will be an option to allow you to startx automatically
Eunice Thompson
- Original Message -
From: "Paul John Kiener" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 5:25 AM
Subject: [newbie] can't install x-windowsrest of computer is f(*ed up!


> hello,
> can anyone help me with this problem.
> 1st, i tried to install linux. i had the opportunity to have linux
> take over my whole computer, since i ended up formatting everything.
> so i had autoallocate allocate and create the partitions in the linux
> setup. then, i installed it. after installing the packages, i reached
> the part where it said it was going to install x-windows. so i waited.
> then the screen turned black for like 2 seconds, then it went to a
> screen full of gray x's. i shutdown the comp. rebooted, and it started
> in the mandrake dos type thing where it asks for my localhost login.
> after that, all i get is this prompt...
> [paul@localhost paul]$
> and from there i don't know what to do. i tried to re-install linux
> over again to setup x-windowsbut no avail either. help please! God
> bless! peace!
>
> Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>

[newbie] hardware configuration

[J-F Gagnon]

I installed Mandrake Linux 7.0, and I can't make my hardware work
out(sound card and modem) , when I try to configure them it says that
they are busy. Do I have to change something in the bios and will it
affect my Windows 98 installation.

thank you

Re: [newbie] PCMCIA CARD

[Pete Clapham]

Hi, all --

I think it was my posting that started this, so I would like to follow up.  I found 
Mandrake 7.0 and installed it on the laptop in 
question (the original question, that is).  I told it to install PCMCIA.  I hadn't 
done this at first when I loaded 6.1, and when the 
startup script reported that it was starting PCMCIA it evidently wasn't.  I find now 
that I can ping other machines in our LAN 
using my Linksys PCMCIA card, and I get some evidence that it is at least trying to 
telnet.  I still have a lot to learn about 
using Linux as a networking operating system, but at least the problem I was having in 
the beginning appears to be solved.  
The machine sees the Linksys card, and it works at least at a very low level.

(Now, what do I have to do in order to be able to Telnet from one machine to the other 
-- and where is the documentation on 
SAMBA?)

Anyhow, the problem -- at least for laptops -- seems to be PCMCIA installation, not 
Linksys

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 20:28:59 -0500, Vic wrote:

>Not that I would buy one (thanks very much for the warning)
>but do they give you your money back if you did buy one
>by mistake? If not I would sue their butts.
>
>On Wed, 24 May 2000, Jay Latham wrote:
>> I'm sorry to hear that you got suckered into buying a linksys card. These 
>> guys are ripoffs. I posted a long warning to everyone about a month ago 
>> about them and their pc cards.
>> 
>> LINKSYS  DOES NOT SUPPORT LINUX!! They are just trying to 
>> make money off of some other persons hard work. Hoping someone else has 
>> written a driver for the card.
>> 
>> At least you got an answer back from them .. when I sent in a msg about my 
>> card and linux it took a week for them to send me a msg back telling me 
>> they don't support Linux.
>> 
>> You are correct in assuming they are wrong about re-compiling the kernel... 
>> here's what I had to do to get the card to work on my Dell laptop.
>> 
>> Make sure networking is turned on.
>> Reboot
>> Go into your bios and turn off your serial ports ( most important 
>> part!!..don't set to auto or any other choice you might be offered... turn 
>> them off.)
>> Linux should detect your card now ... Good Luck
>> 
>> 
>> Jay
>


Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Voice: [216] 687-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7200
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[newbie] help

[Kanishka Jayasekara]

I need some help on mandrake 7 installed it but why isnt the 
make command working ? is there some thing els i got to install to make the make 
command work ?
thanks
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here for Free Video!!http://www.gohip.com/free_video/

Re: [newbie] Pauls proposed website

[poogle]

Just had a look at your website - congratulations - a good start, look forward
to seeing it grow

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> On Tue, 30 May 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote:
> 
> >On Tue, 30 May 2000 19:42:54 +0200 (CEST), Paul wrote:
> >
> >>Paul
> >>who is thinking about collecting all the assistance here and putting that
> >>up on a website...
> >=
> >Tue, 30 May 2000  21:43:28
> >
> >That is a lovely Idea Paul, it would be a perfect endeavor for you,
> >you have a wealth of knowledge and a desire to assist us poor
> >unfortunates..
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I am making a humble start with a few things about this.
> You can see what I got together so far (don't get your hopes up too
> high) on
> 
> http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm#tips
> 
> (If that does not work, go to http://nlpagan.net/linux and follow the link
> to "tips")
> 
> If the number of tips and such grows, I will put it up on a separate
> (bunch) of pages.
> 
> > How many times have you heard "my memory wont show up"? or
> >please unxcroobe me"..no wait. not that one...but  many repeating
> >difficulties that us new wienies have redundantly?
> 
> First thought was to extend the command set of Linux with xcroobe and
> unxcroobe. I just need to figure out what that should be doing... *grin*
> 
> > It sounds like a noble project
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> >Who knows? perhaps several years from now, I will know enough to be
> >able to volunteer to assist you.?
> 
> You (and others) can already, by sending me text-snippets with tips that
> you think are useful. That way we can work together and set things up. We
> all gather stuff, and I slap it on the pages.
> 
> I think that would work for me!
> Who's game?
> 
> Paul
> 
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> 
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> 
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Re: [newbie] Imation Super Disk Drive - Parallel Port

[poogle]

You don't need any drivers.
If you are using KDE as your desktop start by creating a new KDELNK with
entries as follows in the Device section  /dev/"whatever yours is" (mine is hdd
so this entry looks like /dev/hdd)  and in the mount point you need
/mnt/"whatever yours is" - mine is /mnt/LS.
You need to create a new mount point (mkdir /mnt/LS - or whatever you choose to
call your mount point)
Now edit your /etc/fstab and add a line as follows:- 
/dev/hdd /mnt/LS ext2 rw,user,noauto 0 0
this will allow you to access ext2 formatted LS 120 discs. if you want to mount
dos formatted floppies add another line to /etc/fstab but substititute ext2 for
msdos.
You will then be able to click on the desktop icon to mount your LS 120 - I
have not tried using automount so I don't know if it works or not, I'm happy to
use umount when I've finished with it as I don't use it very often.
Don't forget in both KDELNK and when editing your /etc/fstab to subsitute your
own device names and mount points.
If you have any problems with it I'll be glad to try to help.
ATB


On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a Imation Super Disk 120MB Parallel Port Drive.
> 
> Does anybody know how to setup the Drive in Linux or
> where i can get the Drivers?.
> 
> any help is appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
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[newbie] Upgrade 6->7 problem

[Pete Clapham]

Hi, all --

I am trying to upgrade my Pentium machine from Mandrake 6.1 (Helios) to 7.0 (Air).  It 
gets into the second stage of install and 
dies, suggesting that it can't connect with the video card.  I had no trouble 
whatsoever installing 6.1 on this machine.  

The video card in question is a Matrox Millenium  with 4 mb of video memory.  Can 
anybody tell me what is wrong?

Thanks.

Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Voice: [216] 687-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7200
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Oh say can you C??

[Pete Clapham]

Hi -- My two cents worth

C is C (for the most part, except when you get to C++).  The biggest difference 
between C distributions is the programming 
environment.  In the NT world, Borland C++ and Microsoft C++ (for example) both work, 
but you set up the "++" part of the 
programs differently.  And the programming environment is an important part of C++ 
programming.

If you want to learn (relearn) C, try the book by Stephan Kochan.  It's green, with a 
diamond on the cover.  

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000 09:09:39 -0400, vern wrote:

>Hello,
>Where to start?
>I am still in the transition mode, coming over from the
>darkside (microsoft/DOS/windows/BASIC &etc.) I tried to learn
>C about 10 years ago, when everyone had their own version.
>Before ANSI C was in full use. I had parts of a Borland compiler
>and did a few simple "Hello World!" type programs. Now I wonder if
>I need all new C reference manuals?? Since the advent of Linux and
>the GNU compilers and such. I'm leaning toward an O'Reilly book I
>just purchased a PERL manual (the camel book), and would like a
>similar book for modern day C.  Do they still use "linker" processes,
>and what became of a.out??  Does C still equal C, or are there "flavors"
>of C??
>Thanks,
>vern
>


Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Voice: [216] 687-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7200
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] Crystal 4281 Sound Card

[Pete Clapham]

Hi, all --

I have a Toshiba Satellite 1625 Laptop computer running Linux 7.0 (Air).  The 
specifications for the computer state that it contains 
a "Crystal 4281 PCI Audio accelerator and 4279A Codec software wave table, supporting 
18-bit stereo, Windows Sound System 
and SoundBlaster Pro-compatible sound support; built-in stereo speakers, headphone and 
microphone jacks."

When I run DrakConf on this machine, it looks for devices and finds no sound card.  
When I run "sndconfig", it finds a Cirrus 
LogicA|Unknown device 1013:6005.  When I do a "cat /proc/pci", I find that device 8 on 
bus 0 is a Cirrus Logic Unknown Device
(Rev 1), with some other data.

I have two questions.  First, do I want to set up this sound card as a SoundBlaster 
Pro or as a Crystal 4281?  Secondly, How do I 
do it?

Thanks for your help.

Pete Clapham
Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences
Cleveland State University
Cleveland, Ohio, 44115
Voice: [216] 687-4820
Fax: [216] 523-7200
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Re: [newbie]

[Eric MC DECLERCK]

michael wrote:
> 
> Is there a defrag type program for linux or is it so superior to DOS/win that
> there aren't any lost clusters or anything to clean up?
> Or is it that hte constant re-installation keeps the disk clean? ;-)
> 
>  --
> 
> -michael-
By my mind, no defrag-type in linux.(Am
I wrong ??)
Linux do it at boot-up if necessary.
Eric
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you)

Re: [newbie] Oh say can you C??

[Eric MC DECLERCK]

vern wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> Where to start?
> I am still in the transition mode, coming over from the
> darkside (microsoft/DOS/windows/BASIC &etc.) I tried to learn
> C about 10 years ago, when everyone had their own version.
> Before ANSI C was in full use. I had parts of a Borland compiler
> and did a few simple "Hello World!" type programs. Now I wonder if
> I need all new C reference manuals?? Since the advent of Linux and
> the GNU compilers and such. I'm leaning toward an O'Reilly book I
> just purchased a PERL manual (the camel book), and would like a
> similar book for modern day C.  Do they still use "linker" processes,
> and what became of a.out??  Does C still equal C, or are there "flavors"
> of C??
> Thanks,
> vern
C stay's C, in dos as in linux.
The only diff. is the compiler = GNU
(gcc, egcs).With the 'make' and
'makefile'
+/- as a *.bat file in dos for easy
compiling.
Get a good book like 'Programming
Linux', here you'll find the necessary
basics to programming the shell, tc/tcl,
perl, C, etc..
Get a good friendly, Xdebugger like
'PFix86Plus' for dos 
and an editer you like. Test severals
before continuing with one.
Eric
-- 
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you)

Re: [newbie] Kmail Curiousity

[J Walker]

Same is happening here.  Does anyone know how this can be stopped?

Cheers,
/J.

In sex, 02 jun 2000, John Rye wrote:
> I have a pecular problem which i'm not sure is actually to do
> with Kmail but occurs when picking up mail.
> 
> I seem to get numbers of empty files shown up as from either
> from 'unknown' or 'null'.
> 
> Looking at the headers doesn't throw any light on the source
> of these files.
> 
> Is anyone able to throw any light on this??
> 
> Cheers
> 
> John
> --
> New Zealand - Home of the Americas Cup
> --

[newbie] What is BogoMIPS?

[Nickolay Belostotsky]

Hello all!

What is BogoMIPS? What does the number depend upon?

The reason of my interest is this:

With a standart kernel (2.2.14-15mdk) my PentiumIII-500 (Katmai) (or
whatever is measured with BogoMIPS) receives rating of 499 point something.
When I installed the 2.3.99-pre9 kernel, the number leapfrogged to 999 point
something. What's the meaning of that?

Thanks,
  -- Koly

[newbie] Video Card Error

[Adrian Skywalker]

Hello everyone,

I installed Mandrake 7.0 about a week ago, and since then I've been having
trouble with my X configuration.  Specifically, I can't get it to accept the
correct resolution.

I am running a 233 MHz Intel clone with OpenGL and MMX support, with 48 megs
of RAM.  My video card is an Alliance ProMotion 6422 and my monitor is an
IBM 6540 G42, both as recognized by my Windoze software.  (Unfortunately, as
I purchased this computer secondhand, I do not have the specific
documentation.)  Both the video card and the monitor appear in the lists
provided by the Mandrake installer.  My Windows configuration is 800x600,
with high-color (16 bit).

The trouble is, when I feed this information to the installer, the screen
flickers a few times, and comes back with the error message "Hung in
ApmSync(), try changing some parameters."  This happens no matter what
resolution I try to use.  I tried some other video cards, just for the fun
of it, and if they worked with my card at all, they came up with the same
"Hung in ApmSync()" error.

The only way I could get X to run was using the VGA16 server by selecting
the "Unknown VGA compatible" video card.  My card _should_ be using the SVGA
server (which is what Mandrake selected for it), but when I try to use it I
get the above error message.

If there is anyone that can help me on this one, or at least explain what is
happening, I would very much appreciate it.

Greetings,
Adrian

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Re: [newbie] Acrobat reader from Adobe's site

[Roman Bysh]

I am also using Linux Mandrake 7 PP. 

Thanks Piero,

Roman

Piero wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I try to read a PDF file using Acrobat reader, I get segfaults and this
> > error message:
> >
> > Exited with error code: 0x400e0009.
> >
> > Anyone know why this happens? I'm using Mandrake 7.0.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> If this can be of any use, I'just tell you tha it is not a common problem,
> since I installed it, and it works fine.
> 
> If I were you (but I'm not) I would uninstall it and reinstall it.
> 
> Piero.

Re: [newbie] Memmory Problem???

[Paul]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Cy Hudson wrote:

>I have 256 meg of ram in my machine and mandrake only sees 64 meg. How do I
>rectify this? It really makes running things like vmware and gatos sluggish.

See the tips at http://mandrakeusr.org or at my page at
http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm#tips

(Hey, this saves a lot of typing!! ;-)

Paul

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HOPE and WAIT

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Re: [newbie] Pauls proposed website

[Fran Parker]

Nice site Paul...I have put in my netscrappy bookmarks.

Thanks,
Bambi


Paul wrote:

> On Tue, 30 May 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 30 May 2000 19:42:54 +0200 (CEST), Paul wrote:
> >
> >>Paul
> >>who is thinking about collecting all the assistance here and putting that
> >>up on a website...
> >=
> >Tue, 30 May 2000  21:43:28
> >
> >That is a lovely Idea Paul, it would be a perfect endeavor for you,
> >you have a wealth of knowledge and a desire to assist us poor
> >unfortunates..
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am making a humble start with a few things about this.
> You can see what I got together so far (don't get your hopes up too
> high) on
>
> http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm#tips
>
> (If that does not work, go to http://nlpagan.net/linux and follow the link
> to "tips")
>
> If the number of tips and such grows, I will put it up on a separate
> (bunch) of pages.
>
> > How many times have you heard "my memory wont show up"? or
> >please unxcroobe me"..no wait. not that one...but  many repeating
> >difficulties that us new wienies have redundantly?
>
> First thought was to extend the command set of Linux with xcroobe and
> unxcroobe. I just need to figure out what that should be doing... *grin*
>
> >   It sounds like a noble project
>
> Thank you.
>
> >Who knows? perhaps several years from now, I will know enough to be
> >able to volunteer to assist you.?
>
> You (and others) can already, by sending me text-snippets with tips that
> you think are useful. That way we can work together and set things up. We
> all gather stuff, and I slap it on the pages.
>
> I think that would work for me!
> Who's game?
>
> Paul
>
> )0(---)0(
>
> Wisdom is as rare as diamond
>
> )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]]-)0(
> http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208
> Registered Linux User 174403

RE: [newbie] Memmory Problem???

[Phil Armour]

I have 128 meg of memory, the first time I installed I picked the
recommended option and only 64 meg was recognised.

I reinstalled using expert until the memory was recognised and then went
back to step 2 installation class and worked from there.

now it recognises all the RAM

hope this works for you.

-Original Message-
From: Cy Hudson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 02 June 2000 22:59
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] Memmory Problem???


I have 256 meg of ram in my machine and mandrake only sees 64 meg. How do I
rectify this? It really makes running things like vmware and gatos sluggish.

Thanks
Cy

Re: [newbie] Setting lilo to dual boot 98 from seperate drive???

[Charles A Edwards]

   Windows does not have to be on the primaey master to boot it just has to
think it is.
   The first thing you need to do is to verify that Win will boot . To do
this change the setting in your BIOS so that it boots first from hd1 instead
of hb0 (some list them as C and D). If Win boots all you need do is use
liloconfig to add Wins boot record. If Win will not boot then either the
boot record has been damaged or the partition type is not set as
primary,active ,bootable; this could have happened if you used DriveImage or
a like program to copy Win to your 2nd hd.

   Charles 6/3/2000   8:45am



- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Setting lilo to dual boot 98 from seperate drive???


> I stand to be corrected but doesn't windoze have to be on the primary
master ?
>
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, you wrote:
> > Aaron wrote:
> > >
> > > Linux is on the primary disc (hda) and win98 is on the secondary disc
(hdb).
> > > I tried adding it to lilo but when I choose win98 at boot it doesn't
do
> > > anything.  Do I have to do anything to win98 to make this work?  What
do I
> > > need to do?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Aaron
> >
> > Could you post your /etc/lilo.conf file and describe what exactly
> > happens when you try to boot zinblows? (or maybe you will be able to
> > solve the problem by yourself if you read the man lilo.conf)
> >
> > Flupke
> --
>
> * How can I Automount my brain at boot time ? *
>
>
>

Re: [newbie] I can't install x-windows

[Paul]

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Paul John Kiener wrote:

Hi Paul,

You probably told the installer to check the video modes. I have heard
(and once also experienced) that sometimes probing the video card for X is
not a good idea all of the time. Depends on your hardware a lot, so I
can't tell when you should and when you should not.

If you have logged in, you can start X with

startx

If you can't get anywhere further than the grey screen and the x's, press
ctrl-alt-backspace to kill the x-server. From there you need to log in as
root and run Xconfigurator to redo/finish the X setup. Do -not- let the
system probe the video card at the point it asks to. Finished
succesfully? Then you can log in as you again (or me, which is the
same) and startx should get you going then.

If you can post the type of videocard you have, perhaps some people can
already tell what pitfalls you have to be aware of if there are any.

If things go well installing X, and you want to have the graphic login,
you need to log in as root again, and change the file /etc/inittab,
changing the initdefault from 3 (text login) to 5 (graphical login).

Good luck
Paul

>x-windows.
> and i wait for the screen to load. when it does, first a blank black
>screen comes out, then a gray screen with x's on it comes out. i
>waited, but nothing happend, so i shutdown the comp. when i turned it
>on, linux mandrake loaded to this... it prompted me to enter my
>localhost user/pass. i did. then this comes out [paul@localhost
>paul]$
> is that normal? it's like a dos type thing. and from there, i don't
>know how to run any of the programs, or if that's where i can access
>x-windows. what can i do? 
>thanks and God bless everyone! peace!
>
>Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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Re: [newbie] Sometimes...

[Paul]

On Wed, 31 May 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote:

>>Sometimes descriptions of programs really stump me... I just ran over this
>>one:
>>ZPoPyDA is a postgresql database adapter for Zope based on PoPy
>
>This is a most perfect illustration that illuminates with precision
>what I have been saying all week Paul..
>   
>   There is no way a newbie can decipher that (explanation?).
>If you do not know...you cannot learn.." .catch 22".
>
>   I am hoping that continued exposure to the vernacular will
>eventually enable me to absorb some small amount, perhaps enough for a
>promotion to "newbie first class". 8-)

Hi Olly and all,
I think I have figured part of this out now. PoPy... well, the Py stands
for Python, a programming language. Zope must be some kind of program. And
ZPoPyDA (DA - Database Adapter) is some kind of plugin for the Zope
program to make it possible to access a postgresql (probably some form of
SQL). And ZPoPyDA is thus written in Python.
This is worrying! I think I understand this!

But then, things on a command line can look scary too. Ever seen a
commandline for AWK?

This morning I used something 'simple' that is really powerful. I had to
copy 5 files to a separate directory. So, big deal. Since I am a keyboard
junkie I don't mouse things around, and to run MC for that... nah...
The 5 files were in a set from "image001" through "image015". I needed to
copy #5 through 9. This is where the unix magic happens:

cp image00[56789].jpg 

This copied exactly what I wanted. Try that in plain Dos. (No cheating, so
no 4DOS, NDOS etc!!)

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Intel i810e video adapter installation -- rpm error

[Paul]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, vern wrote:

>"Mark D. Flood" wrote:
>
>> Processing files: I810Gtt
>> Two files on one line: /lib/modules/2.2.13-7mdk/misc/wavefront.o:
>> File must begin with "/": unresolved
>> Two files on one line: /lib/modules/2.2.13-7mdk/misc/wavefront.o:
>> File must begin with "/": symbol(s)
>> Two files on one line: /lib/modules/2.2.13-7mdk/misc/eicon.o:
>> File must begin with "/": unresolved
>> Two files on one line: /lib/modules/2.2.13-7mdk/misc/eicon.o:
>> File must begin with "/": symbol(s)
>> PreReq: /bin/sh
>> [root@localhost floppy]# rpm -Uvh /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/I810Gtt*.i386.rpm
>> error: cannot open file /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/I810Gtt*.i386.rpm
>> [root@localhost floppy]#
>
>This is a "newbie answer" so it may not be worth much but I've run into
>similar problems when using the astrick (*) in part of the file name maybe
>you should type in: /usr/src/RPM/BUILD/I810Gtt-0.1-6.i386.rpm, as far as
>the file format errors above I don't know.

There is a very simple option to avoid typing all that, and still come up
with the right filename.
Type part of the name, e.g. usr/src/RPM/BUILD/I810  and then press the TAB
key. This invokes the autocompletion function of unix. If there is only 1
file that fits the name, the complete name will be finished for
you. Otherwise the candidates for the name will be shown and you can add a
few more letters to the name and hit TAB again.
Get used to it, and you'll love it :)
Paul

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[newbie] X Windows won't start

[Vyking]

Hello,

System:
Celeron 433
128 Mb Ram
3dfx Voodoo 3 3500 video card AGP (16Mb)

When configuring X Windows during installation, the test screen displays
successfully.

On bootup, I login with no problems (X Windows not configured to boot
automatically).  When I type startx, the problems begin.

I get a blue screen with the mouse pointer as a black X.  I have a small
window top left with the command prompt, as well as another window with the
command prompt that is a little larger on the bottom right.  Both prompts
are active when the mouse pointer is hovered over that window. This goes no
further.  There are no error messages.

I have set X Windows to automatically boot but get something slightly
different.  The screen is blue with a small window saying login and
password.  This is not the normal KDE login, but more a text based window.

When at the prompts (after trying startx),  I have tried typing startx
again.  I get a message stating that the server is already running.

When hitting Ctrl Alt F12 I do notice the following messages
"The directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi does not exist
Entry deleted from font path
The directory /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi does not exist
Entry deleted from font path"

I'm not sure if this would cause the symptoms I have, but thought I'd put it
in anyway.

I would appreciate it if someone could find the time to help me out.

Thanks,
Brett

[newbie] Extending D Partition and allowing more space for Linux

[Roman Bysh]

Hi everybody,

I have installed Linux to my D partition. The size is about 2047 MB.
Linux Mandrake installation uses 2044 MB. However, I have another 14
Gig. of unused space using NTFS (factory installed). I have manually set
the following setting during installation:

/boot   ==>15 MB
/root   ==>854 MB
/swap   ==>321 MB
/home   ==>854 MB

I assume Linux has no limits as far as partitioning is concerned. As I
do not have a partitioning tool for NTFS, I was inquiring for some
solutions.

Many Thanks,

Roman

Re: [newbie] I can't install x-windows

[Charles A Edwards]

Paul
   Ater you logon and get the prompt $ , type startx and then press enter.
It should look thus
paul]$ startx
   If the install completed this will launch x-windows.

   Charles 6/3/2000   8:25am
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 10:29 PM
Subject: [newbie] I can't install x-windows


>
>
>
>
> dear anyone,
> hi, i have a compaq 7940 Presario, 128 MB of RAM, L2 cache, AMD-K6
> 650mhz processor. my problem is i tried to install linux, and when
> its
> done installing the packages, it says it's going to install
> x-windows.
>  and i wait for the screen to load. when it does, first a blank black
> screen comes out, then a gray screen with x's on it comes out. i
> waited, but nothing happend, so i shutdown the comp. when i turned it
> on, linux mandrake loaded to this... it prompted me to enter my
> localhost user/pass. i did. then this comes out [paul@localhost
> paul]$
>  is that normal? it's like a dos type thing. and from there, i don't
> know how to run any of the programs, or if that's where i can access
> x-windows. what can i do?
> thanks and God bless everyone! peace!
>
> Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
>

Re: [newbie] About blackbox window manager

[Andy]

OK thanx im guessing you found any answers at bb.themes.org on Blackbox?
Andy
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2000 5:43 AM
Subject: Re: [newbie] About blackbox window manager


> On Wed, 31 May 2000, flupke wrote:
>
> >Thanks a lot for your help but I could configure my menus, finally.
> >I just didn't saw that there was a "session.menuFile" entry in the
> >~/.blackboxrc file.
> >
> >Now, I can have my menu the way I want. But Paul still can't set the
> >window raising as he want to do it (raising a window when he clicks
> >anywhere on it). And I would also be interrested in knowing how to do
> >it.
>
>
> Yes! I think I got it.
>
> session.screen0.focusModel
> The default for this variable is SloppyFocus, and its valid values  are
> <[SloppyFocus|ClickToFocus|AutoRaiseSloppyFocus]>.
>
> This variable specifies the model for focusing on windows. SloppyFocus
> puts the window pointed-to by the mouse cursor into focus, or makes it the
> current window, without raising the window. ClickToFocus puts the window
> clicked-on into focus and does not raise it. AutoRaiseSloppyFocus will
> automatically raise the window pointed-to by the mouse cursor after
> session.autoRaiseDelay milliseconds and put it into focus.
>
> I located this at http://bb.themes.org/php/docs.phtml?docid=25&secid=4.1
>
> Paul
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Re: [newbie] Oracle on LINUX

[Alex V Flinsch]

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Hi Guys!
> 
> Somebody work with Oracle on Linux? I am looking for a package's editor.
> I know this Email isn`t for this kind of question, but maybe someone can 
> help me.
> 

I have been playing around with it, but don't know of a package editor, but
take a look a http://www.orasoft.org/ for session monitor, object manager, proc
edit, table browser ans sql worksheet.

-- 
Alex
(Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)

[newbie] test, ne pas lire

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[newbie] Lingo

[Paul]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Fran Parker wrote:

>Alan,
>
>Thank you for clearing that one up...I need to get the proper
>lingo down to understand what people are saying.
>
>Bambi

I think that this is a problem of more areas than just computers, or
Linux. It often depends on what is taught as english in areas of the
world. ;)

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Internet

[Paul]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Jeffrey B. Ferland wrote:

>Assuming I've got more than one working modem, each on their own phone line, is
>their anyway to use then both at once on separate connection?

Technically I would say yes. I know it can be done in OS/2, I have done it
there. I don't know how to do that in Linux, I don't use a regular modem
but an ISDN card.

>How on earth does an ISP cram all those calls into one phone number?

In fact, an ISP has tons of phone numbers, perhaps upto 1000. Through the
phone center all the incoming calls on 1 number are sort of de-multiplexed
into the array of available numbers and one that is free is selected.

>I want to change my domain name (it's localhost.localdomian right now. It
>should be autocracy.dcci.com - how do I tell the computer that?)

Use linuxconf for that, in the networking section.

Good luck!
Paul

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Re: [newbie]

[Glyn Millington]

Superior is right!



On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 01:00:20AM -0800, thus spake michael:
> Is there a defrag type program for linux or is it so superior to DOS/win that
> there aren't any lost clusters or anything to clean up?
> Or is it that hte constant re-installation keeps the disk clean? ;-)
> 
>  -- 
>  
> -michael-

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[newbie] error codes

[rharvey]

 is there a list of all or most common error codes and what causes them and
maybe the way to fix the error?

[newbie] ISO image file

[Jon Dowd]

Hello,
Can the 600mb ISO image file be used for an install directly from the
hard drive it is downloaded onto without being written to a CD?

Is there some information available how to do this ?

Thanks,
Jon Dowd

[newbie] Need Help?

[Cy Hudson]

Mandrake is only recognizing 64 meg of my 256 on my system. How can I get it
to see the rest? Please help...
Cy

Re: [newbie] Command execution

[Mike & Tracy Holt]

I'm not sure if this has been answered yet, so here goes:  the '.' before
the slash (./) is sort of a 'wildcard'.  It means just look in the directory
that I'm in right now.  I'm sure that you're aware that just a plain slash
would mean that you want to look in the root directory for said file.

Hope that makes sense

~Mike

> > Can someone please explain the concept behind ./ in executing a command.
> >
> > If I am in the directory where the programme resides and type the
> programme
> > name, I get a:
> > "bash: programme name: command not found" message
> >
> > If, from the same directory I type ./programme name everything works as
> > advertised.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Barry

Re: [newbie] ATTN: ALAN S.

[michael]

On Wed, 31 May 2000, you wrote:
> SirI have purchased three different MacMillan packages
> over the last year and a half.  I, in point of fact, have been
> very happy with each one of them, and have recommended their
> purchase to others.  This is certainly not hostile. 
> 
> The only possible hint of hostility that comes from me is my
> dislike for your response to my earlier comments where through
> your response to them (my comments) you alleged that I said
> things that I didn't.  I was and still am unhappy about that.
> 
> The only thing I said prior to your messages that could be
> construed as hostile was the 'sheesh' after describing the
> MacMillan marketing strategy for the release of 6.1 by putting
> a large 6.5 on the box.  
> 
> I said, "Their excuse was that more people will purchase an
> upgrade sequenced by .5 than would have bought it if sequenced
> by only .1".  It was meant to be snide, but certainly not
> hostile.
> 
> Why was I snide?  Because that marketing tactic was insulting
> and suggested to me that someone at MacMillan didn't think
> that their customers were very bright.  I was sincerely hoping
> that MacMillan wouldn't be using it again.  I guess you're not
> and I'm glad of that.
> 
> Alan Shoemaker
> 
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > 
> > > -Original Message-
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 8:21 AM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: Re: [newbie] ATTN: ALAN S.
> > >
> > >
> > > :~>It will still be confusing to many folks if, like they did
> > > :~>with 6.1, MacMillan decides to market 7.1 as 7.5!!  Their
> > > :~>excuse was that more people will purchase an upgrade sequenced
> > > :~>by .5 than would have bought it sequenced if sequenced by only
> > > :~>.1.  Sheesh!!
> > >
> > > AFAIK this is not allowed by our new contract. And there will
> > > be only one
> > > pack in english-speaking countries - from McMillan.
> > >
> > 
> > ...and this was a decision that was met with ease by both parties.
> > 
> > I sense some definite hostility towards Macmillan on this thread.  I'd like to 
>publicly say it is a very successful and positive partnership between the two 
>companies.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > BG


can we cut this thread? puhleez!
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Re: [newbie] Acrobat reader from Adobe's site

[Romanator]

I will try it again. I'm still getting used to the tar commands.

Roman

Philip Gabbert wrote:
> 
> I would try and redownload and reinstall Acrobat Reader .. I myself installed the
> version from Acrobat's site and had no trouble at all.
> 
> -- philip
> 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > When I try to read a PDF file using Acrobat reader, I get segfaults and this
> > error message:
> >
> > Exited with error code: 0x400e0009.
> >
> > Anyone know why this happens? I'm using Mandrake 7.0.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > L
> >
> > --
> > Laurent Duperval   "Montreal winters are an intelligence test,
> > U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it."
> > Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228   -Doug Camilli
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Re: [newbie] Realplayer Mime entry glitch and kdeerrormessageswhen logging on as user

[Romanator]

I was trying to create a kde.lnk to my virtual desktop
/home/roman/desktop. When I selected it as an application, I was plagued
with all sorts of Mime type=...entry under user. It was if the kde
errors were asking me to fill out missing mime entry fields. I'm still
new to this. I wasn't sure how to add a link or shortcut to my virtual
desktop as an application or Mime entry link.

Roman

Jim wrote:
> 
> Mine did all that automatically.
> 
> - Original Message -
> From: "Roman Bysh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: "Trevor Reynolds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [newbie] Realplayer Mime entry glitch and kde errormessageswhen
> logging on as user
> 
> Trevor,
> 
> Thanks for pointing this out. It was driving me crazy. Do you know how
> to create and point to Real Player while in usr? The trouble started
> after I selecting New->Application and pointed the .kde.lnk to realplay.
> However, I think I should have used Mime type.kdelnk. Do you know the
> exact command? I have installed the Real Player rpm as 'root', and I
> would like to add a link to my /home/roman/Desktop. The manual is not
> very clear about this.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Roman
> 
> Trevor Reynolds wrote:
> >
> > Roman,
> > I had the same problem and I fixed it by deleting all the
> offending
> > entries in the /home/[user name]/.kde/share/applink and /home/[user
> > name]/.kde/share/mimelnk/(and all folders within).  It took a couple of
> > restarts to get rid of all the buggers but it works fine now.
> > I hope that helps.
> >
> > Trevor
> >
> > Jim wrote:
> > >
> > > I had the same problem, but I was logged in as a user. I installed it as
> > > root and it works fine
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: "Romanator" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Cc: "Charles A Edwards" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 7:37 AM
> > > Subject: [newbie] Realplayer Mime entry glitch and kde error messages
> when
> > > logging on as user
> > >
> > > Charles,
> > >
> > > Did you download Real player 7.0? During the installation, I was getting
> > > an error message:
> > >
> > > Error
> > > User pgodman does not exist - using root
> > > group pgodman does not exist - using root
> > >
> > > I clicked on the OK button and the installation completed. Every thing
> > > in 'root' works well.
> > > Now, when I log in as roman as 'user', I get all sorts of messages when
> > > the virtual desktop appears.
> > >
> > > Example:
> > >
> > > /home/roman/.kde/share/mimelnk/audio/x-pn -realaudio.kdelnk
> > > does not contain a Mime type:...entry
> > >
> > > This is followed by several other errors - and I must click on the OK
> > > button about a dozen times.
> > >
> > > I think there is a file containing these messages, maybe a config file?
> > > I would like to edit it. But, at least, there must be a way to stop the
> > > kde error messages. I cannot get rid of the messages, and I do not want
> > > to reinstall again.
> > >
> > > Help...
> > >
> > > Roman
> > > PS. By the way, what is the direct support line by email?

Re: [newbie] Changing partition type

[Alan Shoemaker]

WayneI just installed Corel 1.0 yesterday on a similar
system as you describe.  I got my copy as a freebie when I
bought some books from Linux Mall.  

Watch out, I installed with expert, assuming I'd get the most
control possible.  But it never made a boot floppy, nor did it
give me any choice on where it would install lilo, it just
overwrote my mbr.  Also it wouldn't use my preexisting
partitions, instead of allowing me to specify a mount point
for an existing ext2 partition, it forced me to delete and
recreate.

Comment out the line in Mandrake's fstab to avoid problems,
then rewrite the line after you've done your Corel install and
are back in Mandrake.  Then you can test your fstab entry
before rebooting Mandrake.

Alan


Wayne Petherick wrote:
> 
> I recently purchased Corel WPO2K and think it is great.  It comes with the
> latest version of Corel Linux with it and I was wanting to install this to
> a spare 3GB partition I have currently allocated to Windows.  I ghave
> partition magic 5 and so changing the partition is easy.  Last time I did
> this without telling Linux it failed to boot owing to an unrecognised
> partition or something similar and would like to know if I need to change
> the type in my fstab so it will boot correctly if I change my 3GB to ext2
> before booting back into mandrake.  Any advice will be appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne

Re: [newbie] GET READY FOR A DISCUSSION

[Alan Shoemaker]

Garythis newbie list and its partner, the expert list,
have a much broader knowledge base, especially for solving
Linux Mandrake specific problems, than any paid email or phone
support system could possibly have.  I'm sure that you'll be
able to solve your problem using one or both of these lists. 
Using them with, perhaps some extra patience, as not everybody
who participates sees every message that gets posted.

Alan


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Let me be clear, I'm not complaining, rather I'm using my experiences and
> expectations to make a point.
> 
> Poor support makes Mandrake look bad.  I have been trying to get a sound
> configuration failure solved over two weeks and find Linuxcare to be nearly
> useless.  They assume no reply in 48 hours means the problem is solved.
> Well, I'm learning Linux in my "spare time", let alone that I don't get to my
> mail that consistently.  But the real problem seems to be that when I e-mail
> a reply to their proposed solution, referencing their incident number
> (usually in the subject line), I am assigned a new number each time.  [I do
> not reply on-line as they apparently expect]  [Are they billing based on the
> number of incidents solved?]  My "reply" apparently goes to a new support
> person each time.  With the most recent proposed solution the support person
> asked what product I had, even though I had refered to three other incident
> numbers [which contained all of the product, equipment & advise information]
> as being the same unsolved issue -- (typically?) the support person was too
> rushed to review the matter, too rushed to be useful!  Chunking support
> incidents like this obviously doesn't work.  When one problem takes so long
> to solve, and is handled so poorly, it makes Mandrake look bad.
> Support should also be for everything supplied in the retail package, not
> just the basic system install (Linuxcare support said my problem with Word
> Perfect and Star Office corrupting X windows was beyond the scope of the
> support supplied by Mandrake-followed by an ad for paid support).  [Given the
> support I have experienced I certainly don't want to purchase support from
> them.]  I bought Mandrake because I wanted to accomplish something, I was not
> buying "a new life" trying to make this work.  Since these programs were both
> mentioned as "features" on the box (and both enclosed) it seems reasonable
> that if I have a problem getting them set up support for that should be
> included.
> -Gary Prichard-

Re: [newbie] high security server and ftp and telnet

[Alan Shoemaker]

VicI'd suggest a new hobby.  :-)

Alan


Vic wrote:
> 
> Well what if someone is so p*ssed off that they are
> smashing things because they don't know what to do
> I have done a re-install and I am not ashamed to admit it,
> I was smashing things and punching holes in my walls here
> because I was so F-ing P**sed off that I could s***,
> and I was running out of wallboard.
> 
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, flupke wrote:
> > rharvey wrote:
> > >
> > > I setup a linux box with the server choice and high security.  I finally
> > > found the place to turn on the web service. http web services are running
> > > now. The ftp seems to be installed. all the info I have found says its all
> > > set up but I can't ftp into the server. I need ftp to upload my web pages.
> > > I also want telnet. It does not work either.  i can ping the server. I can
> > > go from the server to other computers thru telnet.
> > First, make sure you have the telnet-server package installed.
> > Then, enable the telnet and ftp servers in /etc/inetd.conf. I think you
> > just should uncomment the lines corresponding to the servers.
> > After you have done that, I think that it should be ok.
> >
> > But if you care about security, I think you'd better forget about telnet
> > and install ssh instead.
> >
> > >
> > > Is it the security level?
> > maybe the servers are not enabled with the high-security level (this
> > would not be surprizing. And even rather normal. telnet is NOT
> > secure!!!)
> >
> > > do i need to re-install and set the secutity level down?
> > Even if you decide to change the security level, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO
> > REINSTALL LINUX! In fact, in theory, YOU NEVER HAVE TO REINSTALL
> > LINUX Everybody should be aware of that. I see too often people
> > saying "It didn't work so I reinstalled". Sorry, but that is NOT the
> > solution. We are here in a unix environnement. Forget about the BAD BAD
> > EVIL habits you had with Mikr0$oft.
> > (sorry for the shouting, but I really want to focus everybody's
> > attention about this point)
> >
> > The security levels are handled by the msec package. Read the files in
> > /usr/doc/msec/ for details about security levels and how to
> > change it.
> >
> > > How do I get access to the services.. ( I do not have the gui auto loading.
> > > i can startx but i can't get any of the gui's to run..kde...gnome..ect...)
> > To access a graphical login from a root command prompt, type "init 5".
> > To automatically load the GUI login screen at startup, change the line
> >   id:3:initdefault:
> > to
> >   id:5:initdefault:
> > in your /etc/inittab file.
> >
> > No window manager comes when you start X because (I think that) they are
> > not installed in the server installation. Install them from the mdk CD.
> >
> > > so I guess any info sent on how to fix this will have to be no-gui commands.
> > Not anymore... :-)
> >
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > > Robert
> >
> > HTH
> > Flupke

[newbie] What happened to make?

[Jeffrey B. Ferland]

It isn't there. Yeah, make doesn't show up! I can't compile anything anymore.
Where in Linux did it go?

-Jeff
 -- 
Don't you use envelopes for your e-mail too? Use PGP for your e-mail!

[newbie] Fwd: Internet

[Jeffrey B. Ferland]

I don't know if you've already gotten this, my e-mail keeps getting bounced!
---
Assuming I've got more than one working modem, each on their own phone line, is
their anyway to use then both at once on separate connection?

How on earth does an ISP cram all those calls into one phone number?

I want to change my domain name (it's localhost.localdomian right now. It
should be autocracy.dcci.com - how do I tell the computer that?)

-Jeff
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Re: [newbie] Re-partitioning the hard disk

[Dacia and AzureRose]

yea, diskdrake has been really sweet to me too 
During all my installations ;-)


Dacia
--- Wayne Petherick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Playing devils advocate her but when I originally
> installed MDK, I let
> diskdrake do the work and it worked like a charm. 
> Even did a fresh
> install of windows after my last linux reinstall and
> everyting went sweet.
> 
> Sorry!
> 
> Wayne
> 
> On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, bascule wrote:
> 
> > i second that, diskdrake really messed up my disk
> after i decided to let
> > it do the job instead of pm, went back to pm and
> had no problems
> > 
> > bascule
> > 
> > Ron Peake wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hi Dick
> > > 
> > > I have experienced the same problem and in my
> case it resulted from letting
> > > Mandrake's Diskdrake 'fiddle' with the
> partitions created by Partition Magic.
> > > The only solution that I found was to let
> Nortons DiskDoctor fix the partition
> > > tables, then resize the partitions again using
> Partition Magic 4,01.
> > > 
> > > Mandrake Sofware suggested in January or
> February of this year to use a later
> > > version of their Diskdrake program instead of
> the one which was in release 7,0.
> > > But in my PC, there was no improvement.
> > > So from my experience, Mandrake's program is
> still unable to
> > > alter vfat or even linux partitions safely, in a
> way which allows other
> > > operating systems such as DOS/Windows to also
> use them.
> > > 
> > > Ron
> > 
> > 
> 
> 


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[newbie] kmail quetion - digest bursting

[Alex V Flinsch]

Does anyone out there know how to burst a digest after it has been recieved
into kmail?


 -- 
Alex
(Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)

[newbie] Mandrake 7.1 Release

[michael]

Hi  there!
Well, MUO says the release for mandrake 7.1 is this weekend! I can't
wait to see it and can't download that much stuff with my 28.8 connection
here, so I ordered it from  LinuxLand
when They said they were planning to ship early next week!
My KDE specific comment(s):
    Like most mandrake users, I love the KDE desktop
and features best!  I am wondering whether we are going to see any
Konqueror in 7.1 and who knows what version of KDE will be included? Is
there a specific liason between KSE and Mandrakesoft, or do they just grab
the latest build and run with it?
-michael-

[newbie] Can't alter resolution - is Linux video driver the answer ??

[Andrew J Fortune]

 
Hi there,
 
This is my first posting, so "hello, 
everyone".
 
I installed Mandrake Linux v7.0 a bit over a week now. It 
basically went OK, but with a few teething problems that I can't seem to 
resolve. 
 
When I first logged in, I noticed that it woke up in 
640x480 mode. So I furiously set about to find out how to change this to 
1024x768. This turned into a total exercise in frustration - I was simply unable 
to do it. I hit a few newsgroups to try to resolve this, and I got a lot of 
advice about using XF86Setup, xconfigurator, DrakConf and a couple of other X 
Configuration tools to re-set the resolution. Nothing worked !! ... so it has 
been driving me absolutely crazy
 
I think this problem had something to do with the fact 
that the Mandrake Installer automatically installed some software called "Kernel 
version 2.2.14 with framebuffer support". I have since found out that this 
software can only support 640x480, and this is why it has stubbornly refused to 
change resolution the way that I want it. I don't know why Mandrake did not 
allow me to manually configure the X Server, but I had no control over this. 

 
Along the way, I have been advised by a couple of people 
to install a Linux driver for my video card (which is a Trident Blade 3D/MVP4). 
So, I hunted one down and I now have a file called XF86_SVGA.GZ on my hard disk, 
waiting to be installed. 
 
I am wondering if someone can tell me how I can install 
this driver on to my Linux partition ? Also, does anyone know why Mandrake 
automatically installed linux-fb on my machine without allowing me to manually 
configure the X server. 
 
One other problem with the LILO prompt -- Can anyone 
suggest why I can't manually enter "linux-fb", "linux" or "fb" and get in -- I 
get an error message "Block Move Error 0xAE" ??  If I don't enter anything, 
it defaults to linux-fb and boots up to Linux. It also allows me to key in 
"windows" to get into Windows 98. 
 
(I should mention a couple of technical details - my PC is 
a Compaq Presario, my monitor is a Compaq MV520, and - as previously mentioned - 
my video card is a Trident Blade 3D/MVP4.)
 
Many thanks in advance. 
 
regards,
Andrew J Fortune

[newbie] Anyone out there?

[Peter Taylor]

As a newcomer who still can't get LM7 to install and therefore has got
nowhere so far I find that I can read the list but something I posted 2 days
ago has still to appear (cry for help). Not impressed to date.
Pete Taylor.

[newbie] where's the list ?

[Philomena]

anyone out there ? I posted a question over 24 hours ago and I never saw it 
on the list - even checked the archives - not there. The list goes for 
hours at a time with no messages - what gives ? 

Re: [newbie] Shockwave -- OT ? Sorry

[Anthony Huereca]

I'm all for it. While I personally hate most flash/shockwave because most of it
is more flash than substance, I would really like it if it was supported; since
some sites require it before they'll let you in or they might have some neat
thing that requires shockwave. 

> Hey out there everybody, just wondering if
> there is anyone out there who knows about shockwave
> and their inability to make linux software, well excepting
> flash, but I already have flash I just want to 
> see if we can rock the boat a little (in the nicest way
> possible) with them so they will consider writing 
> the interactive shockwave for linux?
> 
> Anyone with me?
> 
> My apologies if this is too off topic if so,
> please lets all do private group e mail and
> discuss it there.
> 
> Thanx
-- 
Anthony Huereca
http://m3000.1wh.com
Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are. 

Re: [newbie] XFree86 v4.0

[Paul]

>On  1 Jun, wayne petherick wrote:
>> I am looking at upgrading to XF86 v4.0 and was wondering a few things.
>> First of all, is this release stable yet, and second, there are a few
>> version for Linux iX86 systems.
>> 
>> Linux-alpha-glibc21/17-Mar-2000 09:55  
>> Linux-ix86-glibc20/ 17-Mar-2000 23:25
>> Linux-ix86-glibc21/ 26-Apr-2000 03:44
>> Linux-ix86-libc5/  

Wayne, I got this from www.xfree.org:
 
XFree86 4.0 is now available. The documentation is available on-line.
Please read the README and Release Notes first. The distribution is
available from our ftp site. or from one of the mirror sites. Source can
be downloaded, but is not necessary for installing and using XFree86.
Pre-compiled binary distributions are available for most supported
platforms. Some of those binaries have been updated since the initial
release, and a list of those updates is available.
 
Before downloading and installing the binary distributions, please read
the Installation Notes carefully. This will help you download the correct
files for your system. If you're looking for a stable version of XFree86,
you might be better off with the latest 3.3.x release. There is some basic
information comparing the hardware support in 3.3.x with 4.0 in the driver
status document. Please check there to get an idea if your hardware is
supported in 4.0.


It seems to be stable enough, but it still lacks support for many video
cards, as it seems.

Paul

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Re: [newbie] What happend to Print Screen?

[Paul]

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>xv does that also. And it'll happily save JPG's.

Hi Lauren,

I have never been able to figure out xv. Next time I need a screenshot
I'll look at it again.

Thanks for the tip.
Paul

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Re: [newbie] XFree86 v4.0

[Joseph S. Gardner]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On  1 Jun, wayne petherick wrote:
> > I am looking at upgrading to XF86 v4.0 and was wondering a few things.
> > First of all, is this release stable yet, and second, there are a few
> > version for Linux iX86 systems.
> >
> > Linux-alpha-glibc21/17-Mar-2000 09:55
> > Linux-ix86-glibc20/ 17-Mar-2000 23:25
> > Linux-ix86-glibc21/ 26-Apr-2000 03:44
> > Linux-ix86-libc5/
> >
> > This is pasted from the XF homepage and I was wondering which one I need.
> > I am running MDK7.0 on an Athlon 550 with the same kernel version that came
> > with the distro.  Any help would be appreciated.
> >
>
> Also, does it support these fancy mice with a little wheel in the middle to
> scroll HTML docs in Netscape?
>
> L
>
> --
> Laurent Duperval   "Montreal winters are an intelligence test,
> U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it."
> Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228   -Doug Camilli
> mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]  Penguin Power!

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(works in ahem - M$ - shudder)


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[newbie] Unsbscribe from list

[Deborah Massey]

Please unsbscribe me from the list..

[newbie] Keyboard applet under Helix-GNOME 1.2

[laurent . duperval]

Hi,

I just downloaded and installed Helix GNOME 1.2 Everything is working nice,
except for the keyboard applet. It used to work fine in the previous ML 7.0
installation but now, I can't get it to toggle my keyboard between a Quebec
keyboard and a Us keyboard. setxkbmap  always returns this error:

Error loading new keyboard description


Any ideas?

THanks,

L

-- 
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U|Force - Java Center and we who are here have failed it."
Phone: (514) 282-8484 ext. 228   -Doug Camilli
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[newbie] testing mail

[Wade]

Hi List,

I sent a post in over twenty four hours ago and it still has not been posted to
the list. This is just a test?

b/web
Wade

[newbie] DISCUSSION Poor Support

[Piero]

In a formaer mail, I suggested that MK should improove client support, and I
complained that the franch support team has never been able,
or willing, to answer one of my questions. 

This was hyperbolic, but just slightly so. Denis asked me which were my
questions: here are a couple of them.

- How can I manage to make a bootdisk using an LS-120 device?

- Is it possible to use a laptop as a second terminal of the computer that runs
Linux?


As I already told, some of the recipients of the mail list has been able to
answer them, or to direct me toward an answer; but, as [EMAIL PROTECTED] says,
"Poor support makes Mankrake look bad".

--
Dr Piero Caracciolo
Ecole Normale Superieure

...humani nihil a me alienum puto.

Re: [newbie] Command execution

[GAPrichard]

Perhaps the confusion here is that Windows looks in the logged directory 
FIRST and executes "namedcommand" if found.  If the "namedcommand" is not 
found it then searches the path, in order, and executes the first match it 
finds.  I found this handy and will alter my bash preferences to search the 
local directory first, as suggested by Jim and others.  Thanks, didn't know 
this behavior was that easy to alter.
-Gary-


In a message dated 6/2/2000 3:27:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< 
 > Can someone please explain the concept behind ./ in executing a command.
 > 
 The . tells the system to look in the current directory, it is needed when 
you 
 are trying to execute a program or shell script and your working directory 
is 
 NOT in you path. The PATH environment variable tells the system where to 
look 
 for programs and files on your system. 
 Joseph H. Perry
 Oracle DBA
 Columbus State University
 4225 University Ave
 Columbus, GA 31907-5645
 (706) 568-2063
 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
  >>

Re: [newbie] Help!!

[GAPrichard]

I mis-typed(?).  I needed to remove Boot Magic, which must be 1) 
disabled, then 2) uninstalled.  "fdisk /mbr" is not needed for this one.  
-Gary-

earlier today I wrote
Understand that MBR and sys are two separate issues.  If one can boot 
from a floppy and use the DOS partition [can you?], failure to boot is either 
MBR or system files (sys).  Lilo, partition magic or others can goof up the 
MBR.  With a DOS floppy boot the computer and "fdisk /mbr" (without the 
quotes, the case of letters being irrelevant).  If the hard drive booted 
before and the MBR was hyjacked, that should fix it [I have to do that 
because of partition magic later today!].  If the drive fails to boot use the 
floppy and run fdisk.  Use the option to examine the partitions to check that 
the DOS partition is set active.  If it is -- it must be "active" to boot DOS 
-- , then sys it.  If it booted before the question is why sysing would be 
necessary; the existance of system files is not a function of the MBR.  
-Gary-

[newbie] Prtition Magic

[Piero]

There's a grate talking of Partition Magic around... Do we have it on the MK
CDs? 

Piero.

--
Dr Piero Caracciolo
Ecole Normale Superieure

...humani nihil a me alienum puto.

Re: [newbie] Command Execution

[Piero]

On Thu, 01 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Can someone please explain the concept behind ./ in executing a command.
> 
> If I am in the directory where the programme resides and type the programme
> name, I get a:
> "bash: programme name: command not found" message
> 
> If, from the same directory I type ./programme name everything works as
> advertised.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Barry


Wherever you are, when you type a command name, the command interpreter (say
bash) looks for this command in a certain set of directories : the list of the
names of such directories  is associated to the (environment) variable PATH. If
none of these direcories contains the wanted command, the anwer of bash is
"command not found".

On the other side, when you type ./programme, you tell explicitly bash not to
look for programme in the PATH listed directories, but in the present working
directroy. 

The environment variable PATH recieves its value through a certain number of
initialising files : /etc/profile ; ~/.profile ; ~/bash_profile ; etc. 

On the other side, in the bash/sh/csh/etc. world, the character "." indicates
the directory in which you are, i.e. the present work directory.

Piero.


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Ecole Normale Superieure

...humani nihil a me alienum puto.

[newbie] dsl with "access manager"

[freeman]

I was wondering if there was a way to set up my adsl from
sympatico threw mandrake 7.02 to connect to bell on boot 
up without any other software.  I am currently using 
another piece of software to do this but am thinking of 
reinstalling cleanly and setting it up again.

Mike


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Re: [newbie] Help!!

[GAPrichard]

Understand that MBR and sys are two separate issues.  If one can boot 
from a floppy and use the DOS partition [can you?], failure to boot is either 
MBR or system files (sys).  Lilo, partition magic or others can goof up the 
MBR.  With a DOS floppy boot the computer and "fdisk /mbr" (without the 
quotes, the case of letters being irrelevant).  If the hard drive booted 
before and the MBR was hyjacked, that should fix it [I have to do that 
because of partition magic later today!].  If the drive fails to boot use the 
floppy and run fdisk.  Use the option to examine the partitions to check that 
the DOS partition is set active.  If it is -- it must be "active" to boot DOS 
-- , then sys it.  If it booted before the question is why sysing would be 
necessary; the existance of system files is not a function of the MBR.  
-Gary-


In a message dated 6/1/2000 5:06:21 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< after you fdisk /mbr you have to sys the disk
 sys c:
 if you have norton utilites it will fix the boot partition for you.
 - Original Message -
 From: Kenny <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:09 PM
 Subject: Re: [newbie] Help!!
 
 
 > It doesnt, the computer just hangs if you just do fdisk/mrb I've done it
 > before as an experiment with no lilo and even before i screwed up linux i
 > had to do that no go.
 >
 > Kenny
 > - Original Message -
 > From: "Oliver L. Plaine Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
 > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 3:36 PM
 > Subject: Re: [newbie] Help!!
 >
 >
 > > On Mon, 29 May 2000 15:45:48 HST,edison wrote:
 > >
 > > >Would sincerely appreciate any help guys.
 > > >
 > > >Is it possible to remove the LILO from my Windows disk and setup Linux
 to
 > > >just boot from the 'boot disk'?
 > > >
 > > >edison
 > > =
 > > Tue, 30 May 2000  14:28:01
 > >
 > > Believe it or not edison, I have had the same feeling you are
 > > experiencing right now...
 > >
 > > If you wish to remove your LILO from the MBR the easiest way I
 > > know is to start the computer with a DOS/Windows boot disc and type
 > > Fdisk/mbr this will write the mbr back to a windows configuration and
 > > when you boot again it should start   MS windows.
 > >
 > > good luck, you will recover
 > > Olly P
 > > Biloxi
 > > Mississippi
 > >
 > >
 >
  >>

Re: [newbie] Command execution

[AOLShopGAM]

In a message dated 6/1/00 6:19:36 AM Mountain Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

> Can someone please explain the concept behind ./ in executing a command.
>  
>  If I am in the directory where the programme resides and type the programme
>  name, I get a:
>  "bash: programme name: command not found" message
>  
>  If, from the same directory I type ./programme name everything works as
>  advertised.
>  
>  Thanks
>  
>  Barry
>  

The ./ means to look in the current directory rather than searching the 
"path" for the program.

Jerry

Re: [newbie] Administration Question

[bascule]

hi flupke,
your answer to john's post is interesting because it says that a group
can own files, i always assumed that an 'owner' had to be a user (though
i never saw that written anywhere), can a group also be a member of
another group like a user can?

bascule

flupke wrote:
> 
> I think the best way to make what you want would be to create a new
> group dedicated to the files shared by fred and tom. Lets call it
> fredandtom (groupadd fredandtom).
> Make Both fred and tom member of this new group (by adding "fred,tom" to
> the entry fredandtom in the /etc/group file).
> Then make the fredandtom group the owner of /home/shared (chgrp
> fredandtom /home/shared). From now on, the files in /home/shared whose
> group is fredandtom and are group writable (chmod g+w file) will be
> accessible to both tom and fred. But the files whose group is fred or
> tom will be only accessible to respectively fred or tom.
> 
> HTH
> Flupke
> 
> John Rye wrote:
> >
> > I have two users call them 'fred' and 'tom'
> >
> > I need for these two users to be able to share files (usually text).
> >
> > Both users are members of their own groups named for their usernames.
> >
> > How should I go about this?
> > 'fred' may NOT have access to 'tom's files and 'tom' may NOT have
> > access to 'fred's files.
> >
> > I intention is to create a directory named say: /home/shared or similar
> > in which these two users can drop the exchange files.
> >
> > As I remember if I make both of these users members of the same group
> > the each is able to 'see' what the other is doing? or has in her
> > directory. That is not an option in this case..
> >
> > Suggestions are most welcome.
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > John
> >
> > --
> > --
> > New Zealand - Home of the Americas Cup
> > --

Re: [newbie] Tape Streamer

[GAPrichard]

Are you using the DittoMax internal (second (ISA)) floppy controller, or 
are you using the floppy controller that your computer uses to run your 
floppy drive(s)?  Now that Techmar has bought the Ditto drives from Iomega, 
does anybody know a good (read: reasonably priced) source for tapes?  I used 
to be able to get them from Wal*Mart, paying 33-50% more for the same thing 
isn't going over well with me.  
-Gary-


In a message dated 6/1/2000 7:20:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< 
 Hi,
 
 Am having a problem configuring the software for my Iomega internal tape 
 streamer.  The device is connected correctly and I can force it to write 
 and read tapes.
 
 However, before it will work (in fact before it will recognise that 
 there is a tape in the drive itself), I need manually to install modules 
 as follows:
 
 insmod ftape
 insmod zftape
 
 and it works fine.
 
 ftape.o is shown in the modules list as unused but zftape.o is not 
 included.
 
 Would someone please tell me how to handle these modules so that I avoid 
 this manual operation and just can click on the mount/unmount tape 
 button for the tape to spring into life.  It is no doubt somewhere in 
 the documentation but I cannot find it.
 
 BTW congratulations to Mandrake on a very nice set of packages and the 
 easiest of Linux installation routines I have met.
 
 Thanks for any assistance offered.
 
 -- 
 Alan Dunford
 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Public PGP keys at http://www.pgp.uk.demon.net:11371 and others
  >>

Re: [newbie] How To become Linux-Mandrake Registered User

[GAPrichard]

I looked at the disc that came with Maximum Linux, purchased a retail 
copy and mailed in an enclosed card.  There were no registration numbers on 
the card.  Is this sufficient; do I need to register on-line also, or what?
-Gary-

In a message dated 6/1/2000 7:10:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

<< Hello List,
 How do I register my Linux-Mandrake 7.0 with MandrakeSoft?  I tried at
 the registration site of the company and requests for a serial number.
 I could my copy from two magazines, PCPlus and Maximum Linux.
  >>

Re: [newbie] XDM, how do I get it to load something other than KDE!

[laurent . duperval]

On 31 May, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> Anybody who has any information on this subject is welcome to respond.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 

Hmmm... I don't remember when this was configured but at installation time,
you can tell the system to boot KDE or GNOME or something else. I had to do
a partial reinstall because of a LILO problem and when I boot, the xdm
windows allows me to choose what desktop env. I want. I would eventually
like to revert to GNOME only (like it was when I did my first install).

L

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[newbie] install from a hard drive

[Jon Dowd]

Hello,

Could you point me to information regarding installing from a hard drive?

Can I ftp the files I will need to install Mandrake (btw... what files and
what version) onto a hard drive and install from that hard drive rather than
buying a CD?

Should the files be copied on to a fat file system or ext2?

Should the install files be on the same hard drive as the destination hard
drive or on another one?

Thanks, Jon Dowd

[newbie] Memmory Recognition under Mandrake

[Cy Hudson]

Still having problems getting Mandrake to recognize all of my ram. I have
256 installed and all it sees is 64. Any help would be appreciated...
Cy

[newbie] can't install x-windows....rest of computer is f(*ed up!

[Paul John Kiener]

hello,
can anyone help me with this problem. 
1st, i tried to install linux. i had the opportunity to have linux
take over my whole computer, since i ended up formatting everything.
so i had autoallocate allocate and create the partitions in the linux
setup. then, i installed it. after installing the packages, i reached
the part where it said it was going to install x-windows. so i waited.
then the screen turned black for like 2 seconds, then it went to a
screen full of gray x's. i shutdown the comp. rebooted, and it started
in the mandrake dos type thing where it asks for my localhost login.
after that, all i get is this prompt...
[paul@localhost paul]$
and from there i don't know what to do. i tried to re-install linux
over again to setup x-windowsbut no avail either. help please! God
bless! peace!   

Paul John "Stiff-man" Kiener
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Re: [newbie] LILO boot time

[laurent . duperval]

On 31 May, Andrew Scotchmer wrote:
> 
> Hi again,
> 
> I have got Linux installed on hda1 after ditching Windoze a couple of months
> ago now.  When at the lilo prompt I have to wait 5 seconds for it to boot the
> kernal or press enter for instant booting.
> 
> I know it is petty but how can I configure lilo to boot Linux instantly with
> out the prompt.  I have looked into  /etc/lilo.config  and messed about
> with the timeout option but it has no effect.  Therefore the waiting time
> command must be within another file but where?
> 
> As I said it is a petty issue but it has become a bit of an obsession with me
> now.  

Well, messing with the timeout value is the right way to do it. Did you
install new information afterwards? Just changing the values isn't enough, I
think. But I don't remember what the exact command to write out the boot
information is.

L

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