Re: [newbie] X and 7.1

[Alan Shoemaker]

Victor/etc/X11

Alan


Victor Richardson wrote:
> 
> While trying to configure X with xf86config, I ended up with XF86Config
> in both /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 and wondered which directory is
> the right one? I noticed somewhere on XFree86's website that while
> XFC86Config used to be in /usr/X11R6/bin, now it should be in /etc/X11.
> Although, later it said where it resides may depend on your
> distribution.
> 
> Anyone have the lowdown?
> 
> Vic

[newbie] 2nd CD-Rom/Burner not reading

[Adriaan Barel]

Hi All,

I'm running version 7.02 (air) and can read from my ordinary CD-Rom 
but not from my 2nd CD-Rom/Burner. Its not a permissions problem and 
the second CD-Rom burns CD's OK. Its not a major issue but I do prefer 
to use my 2nd CD-Rom as its less noisy and runs more smoothly. For 
some reason the first CD-Rom sounds unbalanced. The noisy CD problem 
can't be solved and happens also in Windows so I'm not looking for an 
answer to that.

Ps. I get the message:- 

"Could not list directory contents"
file;/mnt/cdrom2/


Any ideas?

Many Thanks

Adriaan

[newbie] XFree 4.0 Termcap reference

[John Rye]

I just tried to upgrade to XFree86 4.0 over mandrake 7.0's Xfree
3.whatever.
 
Xinstall.sh seemed to function correctly, but gave some guff about
"termcap" needing modifcation.
 
Anyhow, if I use "startX" I get a termination with the error:
 
"FontTransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect errno = 111
 
filer to set default font path unix/:-1"
 
Can't find any refence to this path in the xterm file.
 
Help!

Re: [newbie] A question about BLackbox

[yoppy]

Mark Weaver wrote:
> 
> I've been wondering. I like to the desktop "BlackBox", but I can't for the
> life of me figure out how to switch workspaces. At the bottom of the
> desktop there seems to be a switch with which one switches desktops from
> #1 to #2 and so on, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Does anyone have
> any suggestions?
> 
sure it won't do anything, Mark.. because it seems that you
don't have desktop #2, yet.
So, open/create that #2 desktop by (CMIIW, I haven't using X for a 
long time) right-click your mouse and there should be an option to
make a new desktop. Then, you can switch desktops.. :)
BTW, blackbox, IMHO, is the coolest window manager ;)


yoppy

RE: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[Thomas D. Long]

I had a similar problem and $ mount /mnt/cdrom solved it thanks now I can
use all the drives on my system

 tlong
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 11:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...


I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom
is not a
valid block device"  I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc,
/mnt/cdrom) and
still the same error message.  I can mount the second cdrom though.  "mount
/dev/cdrom2
/mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!!  =( HELP =(

John

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I
> suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to
> "iso9660".  Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it
> should work.
>
> Phil
>
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:
>
> > Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab
> >
> > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> >
> > /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> >
> > As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work.  My second
CDROM works
> > flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM?  Any ideas?

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[Paul]

On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:

>
>I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a
>valid block device"  I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and
>still the same error message.  I can mount the second cdrom though.  "mount 
>/dev/cdrom2
>/mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!!  =( HELP =(

When you 

ls -l /dev/cdrom

Where does it point to then?

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Free Agent for Linux?

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Tom Brinkman wrote:

>On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
>> Does anyone know of a "Free Agent" clone that works with Linux? Or a
>> similar pgm? (newsgroups reader and decoder, can check to see if all
>> parts of message are dl'able)
>> 
>http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/07/30/933365951.html
>
>  pan, it's better than agent

As soon as it lets you post attachments, I agree. *grin* (Or do they have
a version out that allows this by now?)
Paul

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Re: [newbie] Free Agent for Linux?

[Digital Wokan]

You aren't kidding.  PAN feels a lot like Agent when you're done
configuring it.  It's missing some of Agent's features, but the most
important ones are there.  It even knows some tricks Agent doesn't.

Paul wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, rebel wrote:
> >Does anyone know of a "Free Agent" clone that works with Linux? Or a
> >similar pgm? (newsgroups reader and decoder, can check to see if all
> >parts of message are dl'able)
> >Thanks
> PAN.
> You can get it from linuxberg.
> Paul

Re: [newbie] Free Agent for Linux?

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, rebel wrote:

>Does anyone know of a "Free Agent" clone that works with Linux? Or a
>similar pgm? (newsgroups reader and decoder, can check to see if all
>parts of message are dl'able)
>
>Thanks

PAN.
You can get it from linuxberg.

Paul


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Re: [newbie] Firewall/security

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, flupke wrote:

>Sorry, Paul, but I don't agree with what you said:

Feel free to disagree :)
I wrote that I thought that it was so, but I am no expert (slowly getting
there though, with the help of this list!! :)

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[Dennis Myers]

John Catral wrote:

> I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a
> valid block device"  I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and
> still the same error message.  I can mount the second cdrom though.  "mount 
>/dev/cdrom2
> /mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!!  =( HELP =(
>
> John
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I
> > suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to
> > "iso9660".  Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it
> > should work.
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:
> >
> > > Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab
> > >
> > > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> > >
> > > /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> > >
> > > As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work.  My second CDROM 
>works
> > > flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM?  Any ideas?

This may be a stupid suggestion but ,  since you can mount /mnt/cdrom2, maybe you have 
to
mount/mnt/cdrom1.?  It seems kinda logical if you have two devices to mount, but 
this
is really just a WAG.

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[John Catral]

I tried changing the auto to iso9660 and I still get the "mount: /mnt/cdrom is not a
valid block device"  I tried all combinations (/dev/cdrom, /dev/hdc, /mnt/cdrom) and
still the same error message.  I can mount the second cdrom though.  "mount /dev/cdrom2
/mnt/cdrom2" works but not the primary cdrom. Arerrgg!!  =( HELP =(

John

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I
> suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to
> "iso9660".  Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it
> should work.
>
> Phil
>
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:
>
> > Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab
> >
> > /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> >
> > /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> >
> > As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work.  My second CDROM works
> > flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM?  Any ideas?

[newbie] gcc can't find the header files

[Dana]

I installed gcc from the Mandrake 7.0 CD and the
header files were put into /usr/i386-glibc-linux/include/
but when I compile a C program I get an error saying
"Cannot find stdio.h". 

I have put /usr/i386-glibc-linux/include in my PATH
but it hasn't helped.which makes me wonder what the
PATH variable is doing anyway.

I have spent most of today on this and am throwing
in the towell. Any help will be appreciated.

Dana

Re: [newbie] Linux on P120 laptop

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 21:37, Peter Szalay wrote:

> I pretty new on this list, just subscribe it.
> I just got a P120, 40M ram, 1Gb hdd laptop.
> Has anybody have experiences to running Linux (not necesserly Mandrake) on a
> laptop like mine?

Not sure about Mandrake, but Debian will install. The debian install 
process is a bit tricky tho, but you get a rock solid platform

Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com
 
 "So many people, so little purpose."

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[p . b . burton]

Since you are using the more traditional mounting method, I
suggest changing the filesystem type from "auto" to
"iso9660".  Then with the command $ mount /mnt/cdrom it
should work.

Phil


On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:

> Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab
> 
> /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> 
> /dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0
> 
> As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work.  My second CDROM works
> flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM?  Any ideas?

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[p . b . burton]

You might just install the following three rpms from the
first Mandrake 7.0 cd:
gtk+-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm
gtk+-devel-1.2.6-6mdk.i586.rpm
gtk-engines-0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm

When I installed Mandrake I selected GNOME as my default
environment.  Your mileage may vary if you went for
KDE.  gtk is the basis of GNOME.  Someone else may have a
better suggestion though.

Phil

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:

> I tried to install Drakfont but I need to find the other package to install
> it successfully.  It is looking for the libgtkmdk and the gtk+mdk packages.
> Can I just install them with the force option?  I am using Mandrake 7. =)
> Thanks!

Re: [newbie] LM 7.0 never worked right

[Adriaan Barel]

I'm very very new to Linux so please forgive me if this doesn't help 
but I seem to remember reading in a Newsgroup that the flickering that 
you are experiencing was caused by the resolution being set to 24 bit. 
I read that changing it to 16 bit eliminates this problem.

Hope this helps and good luck.

Adriaan

>> Original Message <<

On 7/3/00, 11:40:54 AM, "J D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote regarding Re: 
[newbie] LM 7.0 never worked right:


> try going to linuxnewbie.org and checking the discussion section.  i 
think i
> remember a thread being posted about the same problem your having (the
> blinking screen thing).  sorry, but that's the best i can do for you.
> later.

> jd


> >From: "Edison Gica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Subject: [newbie] LM 7.0 never worked right
> >Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 14:30:44 HST
> >
> >Hi All:
> >
> >I have installed - reinstalled LM 7.0 many times already and it never
> >worked
> >properly.  Every reinstallation gave a new set of problems.  I just 
don't
> >know what's wrong.  All installations were done under 'Recommended' 
mode.
> >
> >I don't know whether I did something wrong or there's some 
incompatiblity
> >with my Compaq computer.
> >
> >Here's how I started.  I bought a new 2nd HD for Linux.  Plugged it 
in my
> >computer, and did not let Windows 98 touch the HD at all. I let Linux
> >format
> >it and the first message I got was it cannot read my HD coz it had 
many bad
> >numbers.  Anyway, it still proceeded to install and my Linux was up 
and
> >running.
> >
> >I first changed the resolution following the manual and it worked 
fine.  I
> >even gave the same settings to someone who posted in this forum on 
how to
> >set it on his Compaq and we had the same hardware and so far I had 
not
> >heard
> >that he had any other problems.
> >
> >HOwever, after a few days when I boot to Linux the screen just starts
> >blinking on and off.  I reinstalled and just left the resolution as 
is and
> >still I get the same problem after a few days.  The screen just goes
> >blinking on and off.
> >
> >After many reinstallations, I was able to run things and also the GMT
> >(Generic Mapping Tools) program that I needed for my work.  So I just 
kept
> >working and never shut down my computer for 10 days coz I was afraid 
that
> >something might go wrong again with Linux.  Luckily I was able to get 
my
> >Zip
> >working (thanks for your help guys) and copied the output files I was
> >working on. And then...booom!!  Linux just hang up!
> >
> >I was trying to logoff and go to superuser to do some changes on my 
GMT
> >program, the thing just froze.  The mouse was still moving around but 
the
> >message 'preparing session..' just stayed there and nothing happened.
> >
> >So I just turned off the power and when everthing boot up again. 
There, the
> >screen just goes blinking off and on.
> >
> >Being a newbie and with very less info from the manuals, I'm just
> >completely
> >lost on why LM 7.0 never worked properly on my computer.
> >
> >I would sincerely appreciate any help/suggestions from all of you.  
My
> >Compaq has the following:
> >
> >CPU: AMD K6-2 533 MHz
> >RAM: 192MB (8MB occupied by Video card)
> >Video card: Trident CyberBlade 3D (integrated to the motherboard)
> >Monitor: Compaq MV520
> >HD 1: Quantum lct10 (30GB, occupied by Windows 98)
> >HD 2: Quantum Fireball (10 GB, occupied by Linux)
> >ZIP: Zip drive through printer port
> >modem 1: winmodem (for Windows)
> >modem 2: US Robotics Sportster (for Linux)
> >printer: Epson 740
> >
> >Further info: external modem works fine, printer is printing, zip 
drive was
> >working, RAM identified by Linux, boots under Lilo, Bios does not 
support
> >Power Management System.
> >
> >Recap: installating under 'Recommended' mode and not doing any other
> >changes
> >just gives the same blinking screen after few days of installation.
> >
> >thanks.
> >
> >edison
> 
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> >

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[newbie] Free Software........

[Mark Potochnik]

Corel PHOTO-PAINT® for Linux®
  
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I will D/L it after upgrading to 7.1..
MarkP

[newbie] KDE Problem

[Martin Ibarra]

Hi list anywhere remember my question about xserver crash? no problem I can
use X server with gnome, and I localize the problem, and the name of the
problem is KDE, I can't start KDE or any program of KDE, I read the
xsession-errors and its say:

imwheel process could not be verified: : No existe el fichero o el directorio
imwheel started (pid=6534)
QFont::load: Internal error
/usr/bin/startkde: line 13:  6535 Abortado(core dumped)
kcontrol -init
QFont::load: Internal error
QFont::load: Internal error
QFont::load: Internal error
QFont::load: Internal error
/usr/bin/startkde: line 33:  6539 Abortado(core dumped) (
sleep 1 && exec kwmsound )
/usr/bin/startkde: line 33:  6540 Abortado(core dumped) (
sleep 1 && exec kpanel )
/usr/bin/startkde: line 33:  6541 Abortado(core dumped) (
sleep 1 && exec kfm )
/usr/bin/startkde: line 33:  6542 Abortado(core dumped) (
sleep 1 && exec krootwm )
QFont::load: Internal error
X connection to :0.0 broken (explicit kill or server shutdown).

Anyone has any idea of this?, thanx
Martín Ibarra (PeNDeX)
http://sanjose.iwarp.com
ICQ: 544314
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
San José
Uruguay

Re: [newbie] Linux on P120 laptop

[Eunice Thompson]

Peter Szalay wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I pretty new on this list, just subscribe it.
> I just got a P120, 40M ram, 1Gb hdd laptop.
> Has anybody have experiences to running Linux (not necesserly Mandrake) on a
> laptop like mine?
> 
> Every comment welcome!
> 
> Thx:
> Pietro
Not exactly,
I have a P166, 80M Ram and installed Mandrake just fine .(It worked fine
when I had only 32M RAM) the diff is I upgraded to a 6GB harddrive and
used 250M for swap; my friend who belongs to my LUG has a P133 with 80M
RAM , 1,2GB drive and he's running RedHat6.2 with no problems.
My advice is to go to :
http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/
and search for your particular model.
They do a really good job

Eunice Thompson

Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Dennis Myers]

Bill Gerber wrote:

> Dennis Myers wrote:
> >
> > Mike Perry wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Folks!
> > >
> > > Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this
> > > List?
> > > Does it take so much time for everyone?
> > >
> > > Cheers:
> > >
> > > Michael Perry.
> > > R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
> > > <<<>>>
> > > The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a
> > > manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
> >
> > I get groups of postings two or three days late and yet mail arrives in my
> > inbox everyday. Some of it within a few minutes of posting. Why some of the
> > mail posted on those days takes 48 to 72 hours more to get to my inbox is a
> > true mystery.
>
> Try addressing your mail to 'Newbie' instead of 'newbie'.

That's not the problem, I have my address for mail set as Newbie, I guess the
slow mail is mail posted by others using"newbie" lower case "n". It's the mail I
receive not the mail I send that is slow.

[newbie] X and 7.1

[Victor Richardson]

While trying to configure X with xf86config, I ended up with XF86Config
in both /etc/X11 and /usr/X11R6/lib/X11 and wondered which directory is
the right one? I noticed somewhere on XFree86's website that while
XFC86Config used to be in /usr/X11R6/bin, now it should be in /etc/X11.
Although, later it said where it resides may depend on your
distribution.

Anyone have the lowdown?

Vic

[newbie] Linux on P120 laptop

[Peter Szalay]

Hi everyone,

I pretty new on this list, just subscribe it.
I just got a P120, 40M ram, 1Gb hdd laptop.
Has anybody have experiences to running Linux (not necesserly Mandrake) on a
laptop like mine?

Every comment welcome!

Thx:
Pietro

Re: [newbie] mozilla M16

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 18:16, Digital Wokan wrote:

> I'd like to see an RPM of M16 with the SSL capabilities available
> through a second RPM.  Too bad so many governments have to be so uptight
> over encryption.

What's wrong with a binary tarball? It installs pretty well, but the 
SSL tunneling facility is prety poor as you say. Read the mozilla 
developer postings and ask there if there's any way to do that. 

Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com
 
 "So many people, so little purpose."

Re: [newbie] Firewall/security

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 20:59, Mark Weaver wrote:

> I'm getting the definate impression that I should maybe have my security
> set as high as I can stand it just in case. There seems to be quite a
> few varied opinions and it's better to safe than sorry.

Security is one thing, paranoia quite another. If you set your 
security settings to low during a Mnadrake install, it has something 
to do with the permissions on your computer rather than security via 
the internet. Of course, it a good thing to have good security, but 
if you set the settings to high or paranoid, you won't enjoy working 
on your desktop. Bar some, most Mandrake users use Linux at home on a 
workstation or a small home network of 1,2 PCs. Now if you set the 
settings as High, you can't access many programs as user because you 
will not have access to execute them. Would that be beneficial?

A security setting as Medium is just fine. If you really do want to 
ensure that someone else is not intruding upon your privacy via the 
internet(if that is at possible), then you'll need to monitor the 
logs /var/log/messages when you are connected. Close down and stop 
ports that are unnecessary and stop unnecessary services like httpd, 
and such likeon the machine. Not only are they security probs, but 
memory hogs. A good place to get started is the security howto in 
/usr/doc, as well as the system admin guide and network admin guide. 
A good book that is very thorugh is Essential System administration 
by O Reilly press. 

Security is one thing, paranoia quite another. Remember, no security 
settings can fully protect your computer. the best course is careful 
monitoring, and that comes of need and habit.

Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com
 
 "So many people, so little purpose."

Re: [newbie] mozilla M16

[Digital Wokan]

I'd like to see an RPM of M16 with the SSL capabilities available
through a second RPM.  Too bad so many governments have to be so uptight
over encryption.

Tom Brinkman wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > I only have one for this one.AWESOME!
> >
> > It is WAY better than the beta release of Netscape 6. By lightyears even.
> >
> > If this is any indication of the final version of Netscape 6 is going to
> > be I can't wait! It's great. Thanks Netscape. You guys are doing a fine
> > job.
> >
> 
> On the cooker list the developers are saying that M16 is
> Netscape 6.  I've taken a look at Mozzila a few times, the last
> being M16. I found it slow and buggy, more so than NS 4.7x
> 
> OTOH, KDE2 and Konquerer should be here by Sept.
>  --
> ~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]

-- 
Digital Wokan
Tribal mage of the electronics age
Guerilla Linux Warrior

Re: [newbie] Fonts in Netscape

[Digital Wokan]

I still had to go into the XFS config file mentioned in the README for
the Mozilla-Fonts package and add the directory the Mozilla fonts got
installed to (look at the file list in the RPM, because it's not the
same directory as the readme says).

Tom Brinkman wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > I have Mandrake 7.02 and I am disapointed with fonts of Netscape. Pages do
> > not look the same...
> > Where are the "Windows" fonts, like arial, verdana, etc... ?
> > Can we add more fonts to Netscape? How?
> >
>On any 'cooker' ftp site such as:
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/
>...or any '7.1' site
> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/7.1/Mandrake/RPMS/
> 
>  you'll find  'drakfontrpm'  which installs your windows TT
> fonts for all X apps including Netscape.  NS still looks like
> heck, so also get the 'mozilla-fontsrpm' which installs some
> fonts for NS that look a lot better.
> 
> --
> ~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]

-- 
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Guerilla Linux Warrior

Re: [newbie] LM 7.0 never worked right

[J D]

try going to linuxnewbie.org and checking the discussion section.  i think i 
remember a thread being posted about the same problem your having (the 
blinking screen thing).  sorry, but that's the best i can do for you.  
later.

jd


>From: "Edison Gica" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] LM 7.0 never worked right
>Date: Sun, 02 Jul 2000 14:30:44 HST
>
>Hi All:
>
>I have installed - reinstalled LM 7.0 many times already and it never 
>worked
>properly.  Every reinstallation gave a new set of problems.  I just don't
>know what's wrong.  All installations were done under 'Recommended' mode.
>
>I don't know whether I did something wrong or there's some incompatiblity
>with my Compaq computer.
>
>Here's how I started.  I bought a new 2nd HD for Linux.  Plugged it in my
>computer, and did not let Windows 98 touch the HD at all. I let Linux 
>format
>it and the first message I got was it cannot read my HD coz it had many bad
>numbers.  Anyway, it still proceeded to install and my Linux was up and
>running.
>
>I first changed the resolution following the manual and it worked fine.  I
>even gave the same settings to someone who posted in this forum on how to
>set it on his Compaq and we had the same hardware and so far I had not 
>heard
>that he had any other problems.
>
>HOwever, after a few days when I boot to Linux the screen just starts
>blinking on and off.  I reinstalled and just left the resolution as is and
>still I get the same problem after a few days.  The screen just goes
>blinking on and off.
>
>After many reinstallations, I was able to run things and also the GMT
>(Generic Mapping Tools) program that I needed for my work.  So I just kept
>working and never shut down my computer for 10 days coz I was afraid that
>something might go wrong again with Linux.  Luckily I was able to get my 
>Zip
>working (thanks for your help guys) and copied the output files I was
>working on. And then...booom!!  Linux just hang up!
>
>I was trying to logoff and go to superuser to do some changes on my GMT
>program, the thing just froze.  The mouse was still moving around but the
>message 'preparing session..' just stayed there and nothing happened.
>
>So I just turned off the power and when everthing boot up again. There, the
>screen just goes blinking off and on.
>
>Being a newbie and with very less info from the manuals, I'm just 
>completely
>lost on why LM 7.0 never worked properly on my computer.
>
>I would sincerely appreciate any help/suggestions from all of you.  My
>Compaq has the following:
>
>CPU: AMD K6-2 533 MHz
>RAM: 192MB (8MB occupied by Video card)
>Video card: Trident CyberBlade 3D (integrated to the motherboard)
>Monitor: Compaq MV520
>HD 1: Quantum lct10 (30GB, occupied by Windows 98)
>HD 2: Quantum Fireball (10 GB, occupied by Linux)
>ZIP: Zip drive through printer port
>modem 1: winmodem (for Windows)
>modem 2: US Robotics Sportster (for Linux)
>printer: Epson 740
>
>Further info: external modem works fine, printer is printing, zip drive was
>working, RAM identified by Linux, boots under Lilo, Bios does not support
>Power Management System.
>
>Recap: installating under 'Recommended' mode and not doing any other 
>changes
>just gives the same blinking screen after few days of installation.
>
>thanks.
>
>edison
>
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>


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[newbie] identd and /proc/net permissions

[Frank Reid]

I've run into an unusual problem with Mandrake 7.0.  I installed identd
(actually, midentd as this box masquerades internal hosts with ipchains).
in.midentd runs as nobody.nobody in inetd.conf, and ident challenges fail
with a log entry that permission is denied for /proc/net/tcp.  If I chmod
the /proc/net directory, identd requests succeed.  However, permissions
revert to the old permissions soon after.

Is this a bug with Mandrake or something I'm doing wrong?  Must in.identd
run as a super-user?

Frank

Re: [newbie] Firewall/security

[Mark Weaver]

flupke wrote:
> 
> Sorry, Paul, but I don't agree with what you said:
> a low security level can help intruders to have access to your computer
> and it can also give more privileges to those people.
> 
> Maybe this is not the place to discuss how and why it can happen, but I
> think that people on this list that care about their security on internet
> should be aware of that.
> 
> Of course, the security level can also prevent bad or stupid local users
> to do nasty or unwanted things.
> 
> Can a guru correct me if I said something stupid, please?
> 
> HTH
> Flupke
> 
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Paul wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:
> >
> > >I'm using security setting of medium. Does that make a difference? I was
> > >also wondering since I'm using PMfirewall do I need to keep my security
> > >setting at medium, or can I lower it to low?
> >
> > I think the firewall is more a protection for things coming in from the
> > big bad world. Internal security is more an issue for warding off stupid
> > users. If you have no (stupid) users on your system, you can go to low
> > security.
> >
> > Keep firewalling!
> > Paul
> >
> >
> 
> --
> << There's no place like ~ ! >>

I'm getting the definate impression that I should maybe have my security
set as high as I can stand it just in case. There seems to be quite a
few varied opinions and it's better to safe than sorry.

Mark

Re: [newbie] 7.1 voodoo 3 xf 4

[Steve Elliott]

Chris Hall wrote:
> 
> I'd do a fresh install of latest drivers if I were you. :)

As in the latest DRI drivers ?

-- 
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[EMAIL PROTECTED]

[newbie] remove from list

[Deborah Massey]

Please remove name from newbie list..



I realize this answer doesn't help you.  But my system has 192MB that it
detected just fine when I installed Mandrake 7.1.  Even when I was
running 7.0, it detected the upgrade from 64MB to 192MB without any
intervention on my part.  It may have to do with your motherboard's
method of handling RAM/RAM reporting.

"Rodrigo P." wrote:
> 
> Hi...
> A friend of my has a problem with its comp. memory...
> He has 196M of memory, passing as parameter during startup, linux recognizes
> 128M ok, but trying to pass over it, linux locks on startup.
> Is this a limit, or maybe he is doing something wrong ?
> Is there someway to make linux recognizes all the 196M mem ???
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
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Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[Pedro _]

On Thu, 29 Jun 2000, you wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have Mandrake 7.02 and I am disapointed with fonts of Netscape. Pages do
>not look the same...
>Where are the "Windows" fonts, like arial, verdana, etc... ?
>Can we add more fonts to Netscape? How?
>
   On any 'cooker' ftp site such as:
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS/
   ...or any '7.1' site
ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/Mandrake/7.1/Mandrake/RPMS/

you'll find  'drakfontrpm'  which installs your windows TT
fonts for all X apps including Netscape.  NS still looks like
heck, so also get the 'mozilla-fontsrpm' which installs some
fonts for NS that look a lot better.

--
~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]




>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts
>Date: Sun,  2 Jul 2000 18:21:21 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Been looking for these fonts myself but never saw the link to them come
>through. Can someone repost it or just email me directly with it?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ian K. Harrell
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>---Reply to mail from Paul about [newbie] Mozilla Fonts
>
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> >>I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla
> >>fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp.  They installed easily
> >>and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore!  Thanks!
> >>
> >>Phil
> >
> > Yay, that works indeed!! Wow, what a difference!!
> > I can now actually _read_ what netscape shows, hahahaha!!
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> >
> > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> > http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> > Registered  Linux  User   174403
> >
>
>---End reply
>Ian K. Harrell
>email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>


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[newbie] re Pronto Mail (Not Quite)

[Pedro _]

I have Mandrake 7.02 Air and internet connection via LAN / Windows 98 SE (It 
is Win PC that have the modem).
I tried to install Pronto mail with prontoinstaller.pl but I received so 
many errors that I abort the installation.
Do I need to make any special configuration for the internet connection?

I decided then, to start work with email, use the Netscape Messenger. It is 
very easy to make the configuration. Is there any problem to use Netscape 
for email?


Thanks in advance
Pedro


>From: mrc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] re Pronto Mail (Not Quite)
>Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2000 18:29:25 -0400
>
>Many thanks to several of you who helped me on installing Pronto Mail. The 
>bit
>about using Perl and being online were critical. Even so, in the end I was
>informed that the install failed - something about "can't locate 
>MIMI/Parser
>...".
>
>I even tried xfmail only to learn that it required 
>libstdc++-libc6.12-2.so.3.
>Whatever that is.
>
>Am using Mandrake 6 and continue to be astounded at the complexity of
>supposedly very simple programs like Pronto or xfmail.
>
>Maybe I'm just  a very slow learner.
>
>Thanks again. Maybe when I upgrade to Mandrake 7 I'll try again.
>
>Michael Coady.
>
>
> > On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, mrc wrote:
> >
> > > When I run ProntoInstaller.pl I get the message:
> > > bash: ./ProntoInstaller.pl: Permission denied
> >
> > Try
> >perl ProntoInstaller.pl
> >
> > Off course, you need to have perl installed though!
> > (and remember to be online :-)
> >
> >
> > /niller
>
>
>
>--
>M.
>


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[newbie] A question about BLackbox

[Mark Weaver]

I've been wondering. I like to the desktop "BlackBox", but I can't for the
life of me figure out how to switch workspaces. At the bottom of the
desktop there seems to be a switch with which one switches desktops from
#1 to #2 and so on, but it doesn't seem to do anything. Does anyone have
any suggestions?

-- 
Mark

I love my Linux Box...
REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
Registered Linux user # 1299563

Re: [newbie] No Penguins on login screen.

[Mark Weaver]

Hi Roman

I think I was in there one other time, but I tried it again and I did just
what you said to do. I don't know why, but it's not working. It's the
weirdest thing. I seem to be quite limited at the moment also when I
attempt to edit any of the menu preferences in IceWM. Guess I'm going to
have to do some more reading.

 -- 
Mark

I love my Linux Box...
REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
Registered Linux user # 1299563

On Sat, 1 Jul 2000, Romanator wrote:

> Hello Mark,
> 
> Login as 'root' and start up the KDE Control Center:
> 1. Navigate to Applications->Login Manager->Users tab
> 2. Under the user column, click on the word root. 
> 3. To the right should be an icon button. Probably something other than
> a penguin. 
> 4. Click on the icon button, and then the drop down arrow.
> A window will open up (by default) to /usr/icons or /usr/share. It
> should be blank. 
> 5. Choose /usr/share/icons, and scroll down in the window until you see
> your penguin icons.
> Choose the penguin of your choice, then Apply and OK buttons. 
> Repeat steps 2 to 5 for your login name
> Restart KDE and you should see your penguin icons.
> 
> Roman
> 
> Mark Weaver wrote:
> > 
> > I'm using security setting of medium. Does that make a difference? I was
> > also wondering since I'm using PMfirewall do I need to keep my security
> > setting at medium, or can I lower it to low?
> > 
> > --
> > Mark
> > 
> > I love my Linux Box...
> > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
> > Registered Linux user # 1299563
> > 
> > On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, John Arkoulis wrote:
> > 
> > > Did you change the security settings??
> > > When you put higher security then you lose the click on the penguin login
> > > and you have to type your user ID
> > >
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 5:49 PM
> > > Subject: [newbie] No Penguins on login screen.
> > >
> > >
> > > > I am using Mandrake 7.1
> > > >
> > > > Somehow I did something to my linux box and now I don't have the penguins
> > > on
> > > > the login screen.  I am reffering to the penguins that represent each
> > > user. I
> > > > used to have a root penguin and my username penguin on this screen.  I can
> > > > still login just fine the only difference is that the penguins are gone.
> > > >
> > > > Can someone tell me how to get the penguins back?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks in advance;
> > > > -mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >

Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Bill Gerber]

Dennis Myers wrote:
> 
> Mike Perry wrote:
> 
> > Hi Folks!
> >
> > Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this
> > List?
> > Does it take so much time for everyone?
> >
> > Cheers:
> >
> > Michael Perry.
> > R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
> > <<<>>>
> > The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a
> > manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.
> 
> I get groups of postings two or three days late and yet mail arrives in my
> inbox everyday. Some of it within a few minutes of posting. Why some of the
> mail posted on those days takes 48 to 72 hours more to get to my inbox is a
> true mystery.

Try addressing your mail to 'Newbie' instead of 'newbie'.

[newbie] Font Selection in X and Console

[Adam Stark]

Hi, I was wondering how to change/preview/install fonts for the console
and the X windows system.  Is there a nice GUI program for this?  I ask
because currently some fonts don't display properly in X programs or the
console, and I don't like to type. :)  Also, I would like to make this a
permanent change, so is there some configuration file I could edit to
make this so?

Adam Stark

Re: [newbie] Cant Mount CD-ROM Problem...

[John Catral]

Hi! This what I get for my cdrom in /etc/fstab

/dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0

/dev/cdrom2 /mnt/cdrom2 auto user,noauto,nosuid,exec,nodev,ro 0 0

As you can see I tried with /mnt/cdrom and it does not work.  My second CDROM works
flawlessly, why not the primary CDROM?  Any ideas?





[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, John Catral wrote:
>
> > Hi! I just installed Mandrake 7 and I cant mount my CDROM.  It states that "MOUNT:
> > CDROM is not a valid block device"  What does that mean?  I can mount the second
> > CDROM but the primary one I cant.  This must be why I cant access my cdrom in the
> > first place with VMware.  Anyone have the same problem and solved it?  I appreciate
> > all the help!
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > John
> >
>
> Try doing $ cat /etc/fstab and see what it says the mount
> point for cdrom is.  I had that problem and realized that
> cdrom mounted as, not /cdrom but /mnt/cdrom.  If fstab says
> "supermount" then all you do is insert cdrom disk and then
> $ cd /mnt/cdrom -- works like a charm.
>
> Phil

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[John Catral]

I tried to install Drakfont but I need to find the other package to install
it successfully.  It is looking for the libgtkmdk and the gtk+mdk packages.
Can I just install them with the force option?  I am using Mandrake 7. =)
Thanks!


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

> ftp://rpmfind.net/linux/MandrakeCooker/cooker/Mandrake/RPMS
>
> If you do not already have any truetype fonts on your system
> you will have to get and install the drakfonts package
> first.
>
> drakfont-0.40-14mdk.i586.rpm
>
> The Mozilla package is:
>
> mozilla-fonts-2310-5mdk.noarch.rpm
>
> Have fun.
>
> Phil
>
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Been looking for these fonts myself but never saw the link to them come
> > through. Can someone repost it or just email me directly with it?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Ian K. Harrell
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > ---Reply to mail from Paul about [newbie] Mozilla Fonts
> >
> > > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > >
> > >>I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla
> > >>fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp.  They installed easily
> > >>and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore!  Thanks!
> > >>
> > >>Phil
> > >
> > > Yay, that works indeed!! Wow, what a difference!!
> > > I can now actually _read_ what netscape shows, hahahaha!!
> > >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > --
> > > Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> > >
> > > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> > > http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> > > Registered  Linux  User   174403
> > >
> >
> > ---End reply
> > Ian K. Harrell
> > email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >

Re: [newbie] Firewall/security

[flupke]

Sorry, Paul, but I don't agree with what you said:
a low security level can help intruders to have access to your computer
and it can also give more privileges to those people.

Maybe this is not the place to discuss how and why it can happen, but I
think that people on this list that care about their security on internet
should be aware of that.

Of course, the security level can also prevent bad or stupid local users
to do nasty or unwanted things.

Can a guru correct me if I said something stupid, please?

HTH
Flupke

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Paul wrote:

> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:
> 
> >I'm using security setting of medium. Does that make a difference? I was
> >also wondering since I'm using PMfirewall do I need to keep my security
> >setting at medium, or can I lower it to low?
> 
> I think the firewall is more a protection for things coming in from the
> big bad world. Internal security is more an issue for warding off stupid
> users. If you have no (stupid) users on your system, you can go to low
> security.
> 
> Keep firewalling!
> Paul
> 
> 

-- 
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Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 7.0 Complete installation

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 15:15, Marcia Waller wrote:

> passwords. I tried the user idea but that did not work. How can I go
> back through the installation process and change a few things such as
> create a root password and set up  some other things that I skipped
> without messing up the install?Do I put the install CD in again and

I hope you are using a dual boot system with Windows using LILO. At 
the LiLO prompt, type linux 1. Now when Linux boots up, at the boot 
prompt type root. It won't ask you for a password. Then type passwd, 
and enter your password, enter and retype again.
You are done. Reboot, normally. Login as root. Goto KDE DrakConf and 
manage the user settings. Remove old users and add them anew if 
things dont work out as a last resort.


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Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 5:50, Dennis Myers wrote:

> I have stuff pop up two or three days late and yet some of the e-mail for
> those days came through within minutes of being posted. Some strange goings
> on, what?

It might have soething to do with sendinf the messages  to Newbie@ or 
newbie. Maybe the smaller case does'nt send the mauil to the list 
immediately. If Havlik is listening, is Mandrake considering using 
Majordomo 1.94 or 2 for the job and scrapping Sympa. Majordomo seems 
to be working fine on most lists.



Sthitaprajna | (at)mailandnews(dot)com
  

[newbie] listname

[Nykmannyd]

PLEASE, I have registered my LINUX mandrake 7.0 and cannot access the support 
email system.  My question is how to install staroffice 5.1?  Please help 
or point me in the right direction.  Thank you Manuel Desa

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Sthitaprajna]

On 2 Jul 00, at 18:51, Paul wrote:

> I missed something of this thread, it seems. MS did try to make the
> transition from Linux to Windows NT after they took over Hotmail, and they
> put in a LOT of effort and money. The problem that they faced, however,

Well, Hotmail never ran of LinuxIIRC, it used to run FreeBSD, and 
it still runs FBSD. And it uses qmail and tries to be pretty secure. 
IMHO, BSD clones are somewhat stabler than Linux systems, if only 
Bill Joy came out from Sun and helped guide another release of the 
Berkeley Unix, we people sure would have lots of advances - technical 
and otherwise.

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Re: [newbie] More than 128M

[Digital Wokan]

I realize this answer doesn't help you.  But my system has 192MB that it
detected just fine when I installed Mandrake 7.1.  Even when I was
running 7.0, it detected the upgrade from 64MB to 192MB without any
intervention on my part.  It may have to do with your motherboard's
method of handling RAM/RAM reporting.

"Rodrigo P." wrote:
> 
> Hi...
> A friend of my has a problem with its comp. memory...
> He has 196M of memory, passing as parameter during startup, linux recognizes
> 128M ok, but trying to pass over it, linux locks on startup.
> Is this a limit, or maybe he is doing something wrong ?
> Is there someway to make linux recognizes all the 196M mem ???
> Thanks for the help.
> 
> 
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Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[fireman71]

Been looking for these fonts myself but never saw the link to them come
through. Can someone repost it or just email me directly with it?

Thanks,

Ian K. Harrell
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

---Reply to mail from Paul about [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
>>I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla
>>fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp.  They installed easily
>>and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore!  Thanks!
>>
>>Phil
> 
> Yay, that works indeed!! Wow, what a difference!!
> I can now actually _read_ what netscape shows, hahahaha!!
> 
> Paul
> 
> -- 
> Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> 
> )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> Registered  Linux  User   174403
> 

---End reply
Ian K. Harrell
email - [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Mandrake update and new kernel?

[Mark Weaver]

Hi Tom,

Thanks for the info. I think there was a problem with the first attempt at
updating cause I tried it again a little later and this time only grabed
the newer kernel. the Update utility took care of downloading AND
installing the new kernel. As soon as I rebooted this time the new kernel
was installed and booted just fine. I'm really liking this version of
Linux a lot cause everytime I get to messing around with the kernel(s) I
almost always toast my box and end up with a few hours of repair
afterward! :P

-- 
Mark

I love my Linux Box...
REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
Registered Linux user # 1299563

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Tom Brinkman wrote:

> On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > For the first time since installing Mandrake 7.1 I've used the Update
> > utility. It works real nice, and I downloaded the latest kernel. Mostly
> > cause I heard there was a problem with the one that shipped with Mandrake
> > 7.1. I'm assuming that it installed, but when I rebooted I noticed that
> > it was the old kernel that booted. After going through this procedure how
> > does one boot the new kernel? I can't even find it anywhere on the
> > system.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Mark
> 
>The instructions at  http://www.mandrakeuser.org/  should help.
> It's prob'ly a matter of editing and re-running lilo or grub.
> But you shouldn't have this problem.  A kernel upgrade by rpm takes
> care of upgrading lilo or grub.  I would think the update utility
> does nothin but d/l a kernel rpm and install it (?, I don't use
> update).  Anyhow, you might try d/l'ing a kernel rpm and installing
> it yourself (as root), preferred kernel right now is 2.2.16-9mdk
> 
> The 2.2.15 problem was all linux distributions, not just Mandrake
> 
> 

Re: [newbie] Staroffice 5.1 install

[Bill Fisher]

Mandrake 7.0
Thanks for the help for a successful install. StarOffice 5.1
Steps I used were a bit different from those suggested:
1. As user, not root, I unloaded from  the #3 cdrom to:
/opt/Office51/bin/soffice
2. In a terminal , executed /opt/Office51/bin/soffice
which brought up the complete install process
  and this was very simple.
 Printer setup was unbelievably simple.
I execute the program as a user.
Bill

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> Thanks Paul and Tom
>  I found that /opt/Office51/bin/soffice  exectutes the completion of the
> installation and will take it from there when I can get back to this today.
> Bill
> 
> On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Bill Fisher wrote:
> > 
> > >Mandrake 7.0 Macmillan 
> > >The Getting Started manual  says to follow the ReadMe file insttructions on
> > >disk 3, which is:
> > > 'rpm -i StarOffice-5.1a_01_517i8-1.i386.rpm'
> > >in order to install from disk 3.
> > > and got a cannot find message.
> > >So I just opened the other icon StarOffice5.1a and installed it into 
> > >/opt/Office51/
> > >Now wondering how to start the program? I dont see any icon on the desktop or
> > >in the list of applications.
> > >Thanks for any help
> > >Bill
> > 
> > Either in /opt/Office51/ or in /opt/Office51/bin/ there should be a small
> > loader-file called so51, if I am not mistaken. That is what you use to
> > start the program.
> > You will have to create an icon yourself (rightclick
> > desktop->new->application) and enter the full path to the so51 (I think
> > that is it) file.
> > 
> > Paul
> > 
> > -- 
> > Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> > 
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Re[2]: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Michael P. Wilson]

When they bought HotMail, they tried to convert the servers to NT, but
it was a complete disaster (as you might imagine.)  So they had to
switch back to the original platform.

I don't recall which unix flavor it was though.  Something in the back
of my mind says BSD.

- M
Sunday, July 02, 2000, 5:27:05 PM, you wrote:

JA> Microsoft uses Linux on its servers
JA> Who on earth told you that??/

JA> On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, also sprach:
>> MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux. It seems 
>> especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux to run it's 
>> Hotmail webservers, instead of NT! I wonder how long until MS Linux comes 
>> out? Will Linux ever replace the old "Quick and Dirty OS" (that's what it 
>> was known as before Bill bought it out from a small Seattle company in 
>> 1980)? Then a future version of Windows could just be a Windows manager like 
>> KDE with X.
>> 
>> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

[newbie] xfree86

[John T. Seebold]

1.) I install LM 7.1
At this point booting into xwindows works fine. 
That is to say, it works as it should.
2.) Upgrade to xfree86 4.0 so I can use the newish NVIDIA drivers.
Some issues with configuring the /etc/X11/XFree86-4 file,
but in the end it works fine... until I reboot.
3.) Booting into xwindows seems to work fine, *but* no matter what
window manager I select it kicks me into kde.
Now I realize I have to enter name & password first, then select
windows manager - so it's nothing that simple 
but it is upsetting, so I now boot to text mode.
4.) Here's the kicker... 'startx -wmaker' works!
No kde... window maker.
5.) My initial guess is that whatever program it is that brings up
the nifty login box when booting to X is pointing somewhere it
shouldn't... any ideas?  comment?  knowledge at to what needs to
be changed to remedy this?

THanks,
John

Re: [newbie] Mandrake update and new kernel?

[Romanator]

Mark,

Click on the KDE Control Panel Center icon. Which kernel version do you
have. The patch was recently put on 
the rpmfind ftp site kernel update 2000 2.2.16-9mdk. After it installs,
an entry will be made to /boot/Grub/Menu.1st file. The next time you
reboot, Grub will show 2.2.16-9mdk.

Roman

Mark Weaver wrote:
> 
> For the first time since installing Mandrake 7.1 I've used the Update
> utility. It works real nice, and I downloaded the latest kernel. Mostly
> cause I heard there was a problem with the one that shipped with Mandrake
> 7.1. I'm assuming that it installed, but when I rebooted I noticed that
> it was the old kernel that booted. After going through this procedure how
> does one boot the new kernel? I can't even find it anywhere on the
> system.
> 
> --
> Mark
> 
> I love my Linux Box...
> REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
> Registered Linux user # 1299563

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Re: [newbie] Any patch for KPanel->Edit Menus Error Message Anomaly?

[Bill Gerber]

A V Flinsch wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 01 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Has any one noticed in MDK7.1b, when you choose KPanel->Edit Menus, a
> > warning message appears"
> > " The menu editor is not installed. "
> >
> > This used to work in MDK7.0. Does any one know where a patch can be
> > obtained?
> 
> I think this might have been deliberate as the menuing system in 7.1 has
> changed quite a bit.
> 
> You can always run kmenuedit from a x term and get the menu editor if you
> really need it.
> 
> --
> Alex
> (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)

Go to Kpanel ---> applnk ---> Configuration--->Other--->Menu Editor. 

Bill

Re: [newbie] Problem with attaching an icon to an application.

[Romanator]

Make sure that you assign the .xpm file extension not .ico

Roman

Andrey Isaverdiyev wrote:
> 
> Hello guys:
> 
> I am using KDE from Linux-Mandrake 7.0 distribution.
> I have created my own icon (22x22), then I have saved it in
> /usr/share/icons. When I click on my application on the desktop and choose
> "Properties" and look for available icons, it is not there. I could not find
> any other way to attach the icon to the application.
> 
> Any Help?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Andrew Isaverdian

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Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[John Arkoulis]

Microsoft uses Linux on its servers
Who on earth told you that??/

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, also sprach:
> MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux. It seems 
> especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux to run it's 
> Hotmail webservers, instead of NT! I wonder how long until MS Linux comes 
> out? Will Linux ever replace the old "Quick and Dirty OS" (that's what it 
> was known as before Bill bought it out from a small Seattle company in 
> 1980)? Then a future version of Windows could just be a Windows manager like 
> KDE with X.
> 
> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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Re: [newbie] Docs

[Romanator]

Hi Pete,

Try uninstalling some of the programs that you are not using with
rpmDrake. I think you may be overloaded. This happened to me last week.
I just kept on installing and installing. After uninstalling some
unnecessary applications i.e. text and graphics editors, I was able to
read my files.

Don't forget, you can always add them back again(rpms). 

Roman

Pete Smith wrote:
> 
> Hello
> This my first enquiry
> I really am new :))
> I have tried to read from the docs folder on the kde desktop of the linux 7 I
> have just intalled and it gives the message "unable to read file() may not
> exist"
> I have tried going through (disk navigator) but when I get tousr/doc it says
> "too many files"
> and I can't get in.
> Any suggestions ???
> Thanks
> Pete
> Sorry no sig I havn't figured out how to do it yet

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Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 7.0 Complete installation

[Marcia Waller]

Dear All, Thank you for your help. I at least did some installing but
made the mistake of choosing no root password since the instructions
said I could. When I came to the add user page then I put myself in
there as well as my husband then I put a password in. Now when I get the
Log in page with the cute Penquin sitting there ( I think this is the
KDE control center) it will not accept any of these user names or
passwords. I tried the user idea but that did not work. How can I go
back through the installation process and change a few things such as
create a root password and set up  some other things that I skipped
without messing up the install?Do I put the install CD in again and
choose reinstall? Is there a way to login that I do not need a root
password? Should I put 'user' after Login and 'root' for the password?
Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Sincerely,
Marcia

Re: [newbie] Free Agent for Linux?

[Tom Brinkman]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> Does anyone know of a "Free Agent" clone that works with Linux? Or a
> similar pgm? (newsgroups reader and decoder, can check to see if all
> parts of message are dl'able)
> 
http://freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/07/30/933365951.html

  pan, it's better than agent
-- 
~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] Staroffice 5.1/5.2

[p . b . burton]

On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Willie Loh wrote:

> How to execute staroffice 5.1/5.2 in Linux-Mandrake
> 
> Regards
> 

If you have installed it, do (as root) # updatedb &

Then # locate soffice
/usr/X11R6/bin/soffice (for example)

Or #which soffice
/usr/X11R6/bin/soffice

Then (as user) issue command $ soffice

If 'soffice' is located somewhere outside of your path, then
either move it to /usr/X11R6/bin or make a symbolic link
(again as root) 
# ln -s /starofficepath/soffice /usr/X11R6/bin/soffice

Phil

Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Dennis Myers]

Mike Perry wrote:

> Hi Folks!
>
> Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this
> List?
> Does it take so much time for everyone?
>
> Cheers:
>
> Michael Perry.
> R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
> <<<>>>
> The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a
> manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.

I get groups of postings two or three days late and yet mail arrives in my
inbox everyday. Some of it within a few minutes of posting. Why some of the
mail posted on those days takes 48 to 72 hours more to get to my inbox is a
true mystery.

Re: [newbie] software question...

[Dennis Myers]

Digital Wokan wrote:

> Check freshmeat.net, appwatch.com, and linuxberg.com for your needs.
> You're likely to find it somewhere in them.
>
> "John T. Seebold" wrote:
> >
> > Anyone know of some decent business software for Linux.
> > Specifically I would like to bill people though it.
> >
> > John

You might want to take a look at APPGEN  "PowerWindows for Linux", it
has a whole suite of accounting apps including Bank reconciliation and
what you are looking for "Billing". I haven't had a chance to do
anything more than load it, so I don't know how good it is, but it is
the only one I know of with the billing feature.

Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Dennis Myers]

Mike Perry wrote:

> Hi Folks!
>
> Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this
> List?
> Does it take so much time for everyone?
>
> Cheers:
>
> Michael Perry.
> R&D. Dep. Netafim Magal.
> <<<>>>
> The three most dangerous things are a programmer with a soldering iron, a
> manager who codes, and a user who gets ideas.

I have stuff pop up two or three days late and yet some of the e-mail for
those days came through within minutes of being posted. Some strange goings
on, what?

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Mike & Tracy Holt]

>   http://www.netcraft.com/whats/?host=hotmail.com&Examine=Wait..


Another great one!  Thanks again!

Mike =)

[newbie] compose keys

[KompuKit]

on bootup...I notice that it says:
 "LOADING COMPOSE KEYS---LATIN KEYS"

how do I get rid of this...feature and go back to default...english

cause when I try to read something, say...inside a ftp...server
or click on a link...it reads in latin...not english
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[newbie] XF86-4.0.1

[Digital Wokan]

For those of you on the list who had trouble with XF86-4.0, 4.0.1 has
been released, and if I read correctly, there's even xf86cfg - a
graphical configuration program.  (Personally, I didn't care if they
made a graphical one or not, I just didn't want to have to manually edit
any more X configuration files.  Yes.  I'm lazy at times.)
Hopefully, the Mandrake people will have an i586.rpm of this available
soon.  I'm looking forward to real 3D support under a Linux windowing
system.

[newbie] ISDN card config

[Steve Westwood]

Have installed an Asus ISDKlink adaptor model P-IN100_ST-DV but can't configure
it. Anyone solved this already yet?

Steve Westwood.

Re: [newbie] Ext2 Partition

[Mike & Tracy Holt]

Yep, I've resized all over the place using PM 4; just bought PM 5, haven't
tried with that one yet.
Mike


> Greetings!
>
> Is it safe to increase my Mandrake 7.1 ext2 partition using PartitionM
> Magic under Win98?
>
> If not, how can I do it without destroying my present ext2 partition?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
>
>

[newbie] Staroffice 5.1/5.2

[Willie Loh]

How to execute staroffice 5.1/5.2 in 
Linux-Mandrake
 
Regards

Re: [[newbie] linux cdrom install problem...]

[Jaguar]

Something that might work is to make a 20 MB FAT patition and install MS Dos
and then the DOS drivers for the SB16 soundcard w/Panasonic CD drivers...and
try the DOS boot (might need to d/l the newest "autoboot.bat" image from
Mandrake) feature on the Linux CD.
HTH
Jaguar

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hello, my name is Brian Preston.  I recently got a free install CD of the
> Linux-Mandrake 7.0 version of Linux.  I'm running this on a 486/66 and
> have a proprietary Sound Blaster/Panasonic CDROM.  After careful
> research, I have found two sources on the internet claiming that Linux
> supports such a beast.  This particular model is an IBM Multimedia Modem
> Plus with a Panasonic 2x CDROM drive model number 563, <--I think, and am
> pretty sure.  Bottom line, the DOS driver says it's for the 56* series. 
> And the drive does work.  I am trying to install Mandrake as I was
> saying, but can't get the TEXT ONLY, VGA 16 installer to see the CDROM. 
> When I choose the SoundBlaster/ Panasonic, I am given the choice,
> autoprobe <--which doesn't work, it "can't find that device anywhere on
> the system", or specify options.  I am then prompted with a sbpcd=
> command prompt with the words, IO, IRQ, and Name, I think...  The IO and
> IRQ I'm positive about...  But it basically is asking, where is it?  I
> know, through the process of using the DOS setup software for the card,
> that the CDROM is on IO base port 0x310, but don't know of the IRQ
> number.  How do I tell Linux to search the 0x310 port?  I need the exact
> syntax, because I'm terrible in Linux, as of yet, which is my reason for
> installing it.  
> 
> Also, as a second inquiry.  I also have an old 386 notebook, that is
> networked through the parallel port using a D-Link 620 adapter, (Which is
> also supported under linux) anyway, it does not have a CDROM, and would
> use the desktop's to install, anyway, I would you the network.img, right?
>  But still, when I boot the machine, the kernel is compiled for a 486
> with a math coprocessor, how can I recompile the kernel to run on such a
> machine, the catch being, in DOS or Windows 3.1, or would I have to wait
> until I got the desktop running, then build a boot disk with the
> recompiled kernel, then boot and install that way?  
> 
> Any help with my long questions, would be absolutely appreciated, and
> keep up the excellent work, giving us an alternative...  to WINBLOWS...
> 
> Brian, (dmaul683)
> 
> 
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> Try it today - there's no risk!  For your FREE software, visit:
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Re: [newbie] Mandrake update and new kernel?

[Romanator]

I tried the update and removed the last entry from/boot/Grub/Menu.1st
Every thing works fine. 

Roman

 

Tom Brinkman wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > For the first time since installing Mandrake 7.1 I've used the Update
> > utility. It works real nice, and I downloaded the latest kernel. Mostly
> > cause I heard there was a problem with the one that shipped with Mandrake
> > 7.1. I'm assuming that it installed, but when I rebooted I noticed that
> > it was the old kernel that booted. After going through this procedure how
> > does one boot the new kernel? I can't even find it anywhere on the
> > system.
> >
> > --
> > Mark
> 
>The instructions at  http://www.mandrakeuser.org/  should help.
> It's prob'ly a matter of editing and re-running lilo or grub.
> But you shouldn't have this problem.  A kernel upgrade by rpm takes
> care of upgrading lilo or grub.  I would think the update utility
> does nothin but d/l a kernel rpm and install it (?, I don't use
> update).  Anyhow, you might try d/l'ing a kernel rpm and installing
> it yourself (as root), preferred kernel right now is 2.2.16-9mdk
> 
> The 2.2.15 problem was all linux distributions, not just Mandrake
> 
> --
> ~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]

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Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

[Pedro _]

Thanks again Paul.
Yes, My sanner is now working. I think sane was installed, because when I 
run xcanimage it worked.

Bye
Pedro


>From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 18:44:37 +0200 (CEST)
>
>On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, Pedro _ wrote:
>
>Hi Pedro,
>
> >Thanks Paul and Alan for your help.
> >As I am very new with Linux there is a lot of things that I do not know 
>how
> >to do. So I kindly ask you again for your help to put my scanner working.
> >
> >ID of scanner: Ok
> >
> >Install SANE package: The only package I found is "SANE-devel" that is
> >"static libraries and header files for writing SANE modules". If it is 
>this
> >package ok, it is installed (I made the installation with rpmDrake).
>
>Sane-DEVEL means it is the development package for sane. There inside are
>the program files for it so you can change the program to make it better,
>if you wish.
>The package that you need, as named on my MDK7.0-2 CD, is:
>
>sane-1.0.1-8mdk.i586.rpm
>
>In many cases it is already installed. You can check this by opening a
>terminal and typing
>
>xscanimage
>
>In my case (did that on the computer WITHOUT the scanner) I see
>
>[paul@internet paul]$ xscanimage xscanimage: no devices available.
>Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkmain.c: line 534 (gtk_main_quit): assertion
>`main_loops != NULL' failed.
>
> >I read the readme file and I saw:
> >"Configuration: Simply invoke configure in the top level directory"
> >
> >Question 1: What is the top level directory?
>
>This is the directory where the development package has been
>installed. Often /usr/src/sane...something..
>
> >Question 2: How do I invoke configure? What is the exact words that I 
>should
> >write? Can configure be made from the console under kde?
> >In "Building and installing software packages for linux" I read "Note 
>that
> >if you run configure, it should be invoked as ./configure to ensure that 
>the
> >correct configure script that will accomplish this purpose". I tried 
>write
> >./configure + enter, but I received an error message No file or 
>directory.
>
>./configure is indeed the right one, but you need to run that in the
>directory where the 'configure' file is located.
>(Adding this as extra info, with the real program package you should not
>need all this)
>
> >So, if you can help me with detailed and concrete instructions of how to
> >finish my installation of SANE package I would appreciate very much ;)
>
>In case you can run xscanimage (either as user or root, don't remember how
>I do it), and you do not get a "command not found" error in a terminal, it
>is already installed.
>Is it not installed, locate the sane-1.0.1-8mdk.i586.rpm file on the CD
>and install that by running
>
>rpm -i /mnt/cdrom/Mandrake/RPMS/sane-1.0.1-8mdk.i586.rpm
>
>
>[paul@internet RPMS]$ which xscanimage
>/usr/bin/xscanimage
>
>Then you run
>
>xscanimage
>
>and see what happens. You can also create a shortcut to it on your desktop
>when you scan a lot, of course.
>
>The first time you run xscanimage, it will look for your scanner and try
>to identify it. Worked great with my simple Mustek scanner so that Epson
>should not be a problem. After that you're home free!
>Good luck, and howl if you still have a problem. In case you can't find
>the sane...rpm, let me know and I can e-mail it to you if necessary. It is
>650Kb.
>
>Paul
>
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>of the fact that equality is an ethical and not a
>biological principle.
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>
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>After that you should be able to get a similar result as I do:
>
>


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[newbie] Free Agent for Linux?

[rebel]

Does anyone know of a "Free Agent" clone that works with Linux? Or a
similar pgm? (newsgroups reader and decoder, can check to see if all
parts of message are dl'able)

Thanks

Re: [newbie] software question...

[Digital Wokan]

Check freshmeat.net, appwatch.com, and linuxberg.com for your needs. 
You're likely to find it somewhere in them.

"John T. Seebold" wrote:
> 
> Anyone know of some decent business software for Linux.
> Specifically I would like to bill people though it.
> 
> John

Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 7.0 Complete installation

[Eric MC DECLERCK]

Marcia Waller wrote:
> 
> Larry Marshall wrote:
> 
> > that it is an option but a technician told me it is not anyway. My Bios
> > setup is C,A,SCSI. Should not that be changed to the floppy first and
> > how do I do that? I am a true newbie and have not done much on the Setup
> >
> > My guess is that you've got an Award BIOS.  Yes, you can change it.  With
> > the cursor over this option, hit the page up/page down keys and you'll see
> > that you can step through several options.  If you want to boot from the CD,
> > simply set it before your C drive and stick the Mandrake disk into the drive
> > before rebooting.  Don't forget the F10 Save step before leaving the BIOS.
> >
> > >next. Linux is not installed yet. May I install Linux another way such
> > as text installation through DOS without uninstalling bootmagic or
> > partition magic? I appreciate your help with this. I have contacted
> >
> > I'm not exactly sure why you want to install through DOS.  Especially if
> > you're a newbie, your best bet is to make your CD bootable and insert the
> > Mandrake disk.  It'll step you through all the steps of creating not only a
> > Linux installation but it'll set up LILO for you and help you make a boot
> > floppy in case you need one.
> >
> > Cheers --- Larry
> 
> Dear All, Thank you for your help. All of your suggestions led me to the right
> solution. Yes, I have an Award Bios and the technician was not correct about not
> being able to change it. With all of your  help I was able to make the necessary
> changes. I am very grateful for your help and everyone seems to have very good
> advice. I was actually able to start the installation process and it is almost
> done except I chose not to do the root password, I did not know what to do about
> my Iomega zip drive and I have a Data Switch hooked up to 2 printers. One of the
> printers is connected to my UMAX Astra 610P scanner. One printer is an older
> EpsonStylus Color and the other is an Okidata laser printer. I am not sure how
> to get these configured. Also, when I got to the desktop page and it asked for
> my user name and password of course I supplied it but it claimed they were
> invalid. May I go back through the graphic installation program again and
> straighten some of these things out without creating a problem with what I have
> already installed? I think I have to go ahead with doing the root password, too.
> Again thank you very much for all of your help. I was just about ready to return
> my Linux to the store after struggling for 1 and 1/2 weeks.
> Marcia
Login as USER !
Then type 'su' and enter your root
passw.
There is a way to do it, but
for security raisons don't login as
'root'.
If you like it, setup kdm with your KDE
Control Center
and log-in in X, therefor change in
/etc/inittab the 3 to 5
or at boot type 'init 5'. 
Eric

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Tom Brinkman]

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> That's great to hear (!), do you possibly know of any reference to that on
> the web?  I'd like to share that with some co-workers, but I'm afraid
> without proof it could seem sorta like an 'urban legend'.  I tried searching
> both cnet and zdnet with no luck, it would be nice to find a page of 'little
> known facts' about Linux - anyone know of any?

  http://www.netcraft.com/whats/?host=hotmail.com&Examine=Wait..

> 
> Mike
> 
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, someone wrote:
> >
> > >> > MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux.
> > >It seems > > especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux
> > >to run it's > > Hotmail webservers, instead of NT!
> >
> > I missed something of this thread, it seems. MS did try to make the
> > transition from Linux to Windows NT after they took over Hotmail, and they
> > put in a LOT of effort and money. The problem that they faced, however,
> > was that there was no combination of NT-computer/memory/disk and windoze
> > mailserver that could handle the amount of accounts (millions) and e-mails
> > (gazillions per day). They tried setting this up for 4 months, shadowing
> > the load of the Sparc's that Hotmail used to NT machines in each
> > conceivable configuration. It did not work.
> >
> > So they did not choose Linux, they were just doomed to continue using it,
> > in a way, since their own product was not able to make it work.
> >
> > The only thing that I know of that MS did for Unix (not even specifically
> > Linux), is build some things for Apache so that can support "BackPage"
> > extensions. (Who'd want that with PHP anyway.)
> >
> > I know about the limitations of win NT compared to Unix. At work we use a
> > bit of a database that continuously calculates processes (1.6 million
> > measuring points that are updated every 2 minutes). All attempts to make
> > this go on Win NT failed 10 out of 10 times. MS-Access cannot take it,
> > Oracle for Windows is way too slow.
> >
> > A nice basic Oracle database on an HP-9000, running HP-UX, has no problem
> > with it...
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> >
> > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> > http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> > Registered  Linux  User   174403
> >
-- 
~~   Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [newbie] No Penguins on login screen.

[Romanator]

Hello Mark,

Login as 'root' and start up the KDE Control Center:
1. Navigate to Applications->Login Manager->Users tab
2. Under the user column, click on the word root. 
3. To the right should be an icon button. Probably something other than
a penguin. 
4. Click on the icon button, and then the drop down arrow.
A window will open up (by default) to /usr/icons or /usr/share. It
should be blank. 
5. Choose /usr/share/icons, and scroll down in the window until you see
your penguin icons.
Choose the penguin of your choice, then Apply and OK buttons. 
Repeat steps 2 to 5 for your login name
Restart KDE and you should see your penguin icons.

Roman

Mark Weaver wrote:
> 
> I'm using security setting of medium. Does that make a difference? I was
> also wondering since I'm using PMfirewall do I need to keep my security
> setting at medium, or can I lower it to low?
> 
> --
> Mark
> 
> I love my Linux Box...
> REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
> Registered Linux user # 1299563
> 
> On Tue, 27 Jun 2000, John Arkoulis wrote:
> 
> > Did you change the security settings??
> > When you put higher security then you lose the click on the penguin login
> > and you have to type your user ID
> >
> >
> > - Original Message -
> > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 5:49 PM
> > Subject: [newbie] No Penguins on login screen.
> >
> >
> > > I am using Mandrake 7.1
> > >
> > > Somehow I did something to my linux box and now I don't have the penguins
> > on
> > > the login screen.  I am reffering to the penguins that represent each
> > user. I
> > > used to have a root penguin and my username penguin on this screen.  I can
> > > still login just fine the only difference is that the penguins are gone.
> > >
> > > Can someone tell me how to get the penguins back?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance;
> > > -mike
> > >
> > >
> >
> >

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[newbie] Firewall/security

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote:

>I'm using security setting of medium. Does that make a difference? I was
>also wondering since I'm using PMfirewall do I need to keep my security
>setting at medium, or can I lower it to low?

I think the firewall is more a protection for things coming in from the
big bad world. Internal security is more an issue for warding off stupid
users. If you have no (stupid) users on your system, you can go to low
security.

Keep firewalling!
Paul

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Re: [newbie] Linux-Mandrake 7.0 Complete installation

[Marcia Waller]

Larry Marshall wrote:

> that it is an option but a technician told me it is not anyway. My Bios
> setup is C,A,SCSI. Should not that be changed to the floppy first and
> how do I do that? I am a true newbie and have not done much on the Setup
>
> My guess is that you've got an Award BIOS.  Yes, you can change it.  With
> the cursor over this option, hit the page up/page down keys and you'll see
> that you can step through several options.  If you want to boot from the CD,
> simply set it before your C drive and stick the Mandrake disk into the drive
> before rebooting.  Don't forget the F10 Save step before leaving the BIOS.
>
> >next. Linux is not installed yet. May I install Linux another way such
> as text installation through DOS without uninstalling bootmagic or
> partition magic? I appreciate your help with this. I have contacted
>
> I'm not exactly sure why you want to install through DOS.  Especially if
> you're a newbie, your best bet is to make your CD bootable and insert the
> Mandrake disk.  It'll step you through all the steps of creating not only a
> Linux installation but it'll set up LILO for you and help you make a boot
> floppy in case you need one.
>
> Cheers --- Larry

Dear All, Thank you for your help. All of your suggestions led me to the right
solution. Yes, I have an Award Bios and the technician was not correct about not
being able to change it. With all of your  help I was able to make the necessary
changes. I am very grateful for your help and everyone seems to have very good
advice. I was actually able to start the installation process and it is almost
done except I chose not to do the root password, I did not know what to do about
my Iomega zip drive and I have a Data Switch hooked up to 2 printers. One of the
printers is connected to my UMAX Astra 610P scanner. One printer is an older
EpsonStylus Color and the other is an Okidata laser printer. I am not sure how
to get these configured. Also, when I got to the desktop page and it asked for
my user name and password of course I supplied it but it claimed they were
invalid. May I go back through the graphic installation program again and
straighten some of these things out without creating a problem with what I have
already installed? I think I have to go ahead with doing the root password, too.
Again thank you very much for all of your help. I was just about ready to return
my Linux to the store after struggling for 1 and 1/2 weeks.
Marcia

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

http://www.hotmailsux.com/ should do the trick. I stumbled upon it while
trying to do the same thing as you, Mike (i.e. convince friends how crap
Hotmail and Microsoft is). However, it states that Hotmail began with FreeBSD
(not Linux), and after a failed attempt at moving it to NT, it is now back on
FreeBSD. Also on that site are good links, including one to get free webmail at
microsuxx.com. I made an account, and I can say it's pretty good (and quite
speedy too).

I remember reading in a reputable computer publication (I don't remember
which one) a while ago that for a (very) brief time M$ had part of it's
microsoft.com site running on Linux with Apache, and some pages had Linux
links. This apparently was *fixed* as soon as word got out. This could well be
true, especially since Bill has been known to have held shares in Linux
companies in the past.


On Mon, 03 Jul 2000, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote:
> That's great to hear (!), do you possibly know of any reference to that on
> the web?  I'd like to share that with some co-workers, but I'm afraid
> without proof it could seem sorta like an 'urban legend'.  I tried searching
> both cnet and zdnet with no luck, it would be nice to find a page of 'little
> known facts' about Linux - anyone know of any?
> 
> Mike
> 
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, someone wrote:
> >
> > >> > MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux.
> > >It seems > > especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux
> > >to run it's > > Hotmail webservers, instead of NT!
> >
> > I missed something of this thread, it seems. MS did try to make the
> > transition from Linux to Windows NT after they took over Hotmail, and they
> > put in a LOT of effort and money. The problem that they faced, however,
> > was that there was no combination of NT-computer/memory/disk and windoze
> > mailserver that could handle the amount of accounts (millions) and e-mails
> > (gazillions per day). They tried setting this up for 4 months, shadowing
> > the load of the Sparc's that Hotmail used to NT machines in each
> > conceivable configuration. It did not work.
> >
> > So they did not choose Linux, they were just doomed to continue using it,
> > in a way, since their own product was not able to make it work.
> >
> > The only thing that I know of that MS did for Unix (not even specifically
> > Linux), is build some things for Apache so that can support "BackPage"
> > extensions. (Who'd want that with PHP anyway.)
> >
> > I know about the limitations of win NT compared to Unix. At work we use a
> > bit of a database that continuously calculates processes (1.6 million
> > measuring points that are updated every 2 minutes). All attempts to make
> > this go on Win NT failed 10 out of 10 times. MS-Access cannot take it,
> > Oracle for Windows is way too slow.
> >
> > A nice basic Oracle database on an HP-9000, running HP-UX, has no problem
> > with it...
> >
> > Paul
> >
> > --
> > Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> >
> > )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> > http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> > Registered  Linux  User   174403
> >

-- 
 _

Sridhar Dhanapalan
Linux is like a wigwam...No windows, no gates.
   Apache inside.
 _

Re: [newbie] software question...

[Mike & Tracy Holt]

I'm not sure if this answers your question, but I'm using Corel WordPerfect
Office 2000 which comes with paradox and quattro pro - there's also
Applixware for Linux that is supposed to be quite powerful.

Mike

> Anyone know of some decent business software for Linux.
> Specifically I would like to bill people though it.
>
> John
>
>

Re: [newbie] Staroffice 5.1 install

[Bill Fisher]

Thanks Paul and Tom
 I found that /opt/Office51/bin/soffice  exectutes the completion of the
installation and will take it from there when I can get back to this today.
Bill

On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Bill Fisher wrote:
> 
> >Mandrake 7.0 Macmillan 
> >The Getting Started manual  says to follow the ReadMe file insttructions on
> >disk 3, which is:
> > 'rpm -i StarOffice-5.1a_01_517i8-1.i386.rpm'
> >in order to install from disk 3.
> > and got a cannot find message.
> >So I just opened the other icon StarOffice5.1a and installed it into 
> >/opt/Office51/
> >Now wondering how to start the program? I dont see any icon on the desktop or
> >in the list of applications.
> >Thanks for any help
> >Bill
> 
> Either in /opt/Office51/ or in /opt/Office51/bin/ there should be a small
> loader-file called so51, if I am not mistaken. That is what you use to
> start the program.
> You will have to create an icon yourself (rightclick
> desktop->new->application) and enter the full path to the so51 (I think
> that is it) file.
> 
> Paul
> 
> -- 
> Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
> 
> )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> Registered  Linux  User   174403

Re: [newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[Sridhar Dhanapalan]

I tried Mozilla Fonts with Netscape. They wern't that bad, but on some sites
they still left something to be desired. I found the best way to get decent
fonts was to install the TrueType fonts commonly used in WinDOS (Arial, Times
New Roman, Courier New, etc.) and set Netscape to use those. I originally
installed them in Mandrake 7.0, which required some fiddling around with
configuration files. In Mandrake 7.1, however, DrakFont makes installing fonts
exceptionally easy.
The hardest part is actually getting these fonts in the first place. If you
already have Windoze installed (like I do), then just copy them from your Fonts
directory. If you don't, then you either have to copy them from someone else
with WinDOS (is this legal if you don't own a copy of Windoze?) or find a way to
extract the CAB files on the Windoze CD or discs. I don't think there are
currently any Linux programmes that can do this, so you may have to use good
ol' DOS.


> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> >I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla
> >fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp.  They installed easily
> >and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore!  Thanks!
> >
> >Phil

-- 
 _

Sridhar Dhanapalan
Linux is like a wigwam...No windows, no gates.
   Apache inside.
 _

Re: [newbie] software question...

[John T. Seebold]

Anyone know of some decent business software for Linux.
Specifically I would like to bill people though it.

John

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Mike & Tracy Holt]

That's great to hear (!), do you possibly know of any reference to that on
the web?  I'd like to share that with some co-workers, but I'm afraid
without proof it could seem sorta like an 'urban legend'.  I tried searching
both cnet and zdnet with no luck, it would be nice to find a page of 'little
known facts' about Linux - anyone know of any?

Mike

> On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, someone wrote:
>
> >> > MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux.
> >It seems > > especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux
> >to run it's > > Hotmail webservers, instead of NT!
>
> I missed something of this thread, it seems. MS did try to make the
> transition from Linux to Windows NT after they took over Hotmail, and they
> put in a LOT of effort and money. The problem that they faced, however,
> was that there was no combination of NT-computer/memory/disk and windoze
> mailserver that could handle the amount of accounts (millions) and e-mails
> (gazillions per day). They tried setting this up for 4 months, shadowing
> the load of the Sparc's that Hotmail used to NT machines in each
> conceivable configuration. It did not work.
>
> So they did not choose Linux, they were just doomed to continue using it,
> in a way, since their own product was not able to make it work.
>
> The only thing that I know of that MS did for Unix (not even specifically
> Linux), is build some things for Apache so that can support "BackPage"
> extensions. (Who'd want that with PHP anyway.)
>
> I know about the limitations of win NT compared to Unix. At work we use a
> bit of a database that continuously calculates processes (1.6 million
> measuring points that are updated every 2 minutes). All attempts to make
> this go on Win NT failed 10 out of 10 times. MS-Access cannot take it,
> Oracle for Windows is way too slow.
>
> A nice basic Oracle database on an HP-9000, running HP-UX, has no problem
> with it...
>
> Paul
>
> --
> Does anyone know what killed the Dead Sea?
>
> )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0(
> http://nlpagan.net -  ICQ 147208
> Registered  Linux  User   174403
>

[newbie] Regarding Samba

[Justin Ford]

I have been struggerling with Samba for quite a while and now I am turing 
for help.

I will explain the problem then explain my troubleshooting.

I have a PII 333
64 Megs of RAM
Linksys Ethernet Card
The Box with Samba is Mandrake 7.0
Other workstations are Windows 98 second edition.

Well I originally configured Samba and i am able to see other computers on 
my workgroup but unable to mount or surf these computers. But the other 
computers which are running windows 98 are able to access my Mandrake 7.0 
box Another funny thing is when I try to restart my Daemons SMB and NMB I 
get a error that reads
"[root@digital init.d]# ./smb restart
Shutting down SMB services:[FAILED]
Shutting down NMB services:[FAILED]
Starting SMB services: smbd: error in loading shared libraries: 
/lib/libreadline.so.3: undefined symbol: BC
   [FAILED]
Starting NMB services: nmbd: error in loading shared libraries: 
/lib/libreadline.so.3: undefined symbol: BC
   [FAILED]"

So I have uninstalled the samba RPM packages thinking something funny happen 
during the install. Then I download the new Samba version 2.0.7 in the 
*.tar.gz form and was able to compile and install. I still have the same 
problem with browsing other computers and restarting the daemons.

So I have no Idea what to do now. The only thing I can think of is downgrade 
to Redhat 6.1 bcs that is my other Distrobution in my house. But I would 
rather not because Mandrake is far superior.

Please help me

Justin Ford
Digital Beta

Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Mark Weaver]

Just keep a copy of the REAL thing handy in case. Prolly won't be a lot of
support if that ever happens, but at least we'll have something that won't
crash every time you open the window! Pardon the pun

-- 
Mark

I love my Linux Box...
REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
Registered Linux user # 1299563

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Roger Pithers wrote:

> On Sun, 02 Jul 2000, you wrote:
> > yes and I like it that way. The minute M$ starts making apps for Linux I
> > have a feeling we'll be right back to one of the original reasons I left
> > windows. I don't want that and I'm hoping neither does the Linux
> > commuinity at large!
> > 
> I agree, if Bill gets his sticky fingers on Linux I'm off to BeOS!
> > -- 
> > Mark
> > 
> > I love my Linux Box...
> > REASON # 2 ...X-windows is just a suedonym.
> > Registered Linux user # 1299563
> > 
> > On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Thomas 2 wrote:
> > 
> > > MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux. It seems 
> > > especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux to run it's 
> > > Hotmail webservers, instead of NT! I wonder how long until MS Linux comes 
> > > out? Will Linux ever replace the old "Quick and Dirty OS" (that's what it 
> > > was known as before Bill bought it out from a small Seattle company in 
> > > 1980)? Then a future version of Windows could just be a Windows manager like 
> > > KDE with X.
> > > 
> > > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
> > > 
> > >
> 
> 

Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, someone wrote:

>> > MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux.
>It seems > > especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux
>to run it's > > Hotmail webservers, instead of NT!

I missed something of this thread, it seems. MS did try to make the
transition from Linux to Windows NT after they took over Hotmail, and they
put in a LOT of effort and money. The problem that they faced, however,
was that there was no combination of NT-computer/memory/disk and windoze
mailserver that could handle the amount of accounts (millions) and e-mails
(gazillions per day). They tried setting this up for 4 months, shadowing
the load of the Sparc's that Hotmail used to NT machines in each
conceivable configuration. It did not work.

So they did not choose Linux, they were just doomed to continue using it,
in a way, since their own product was not able to make it work.

The only thing that I know of that MS did for Unix (not even specifically
Linux), is build some things for Apache so that can support "BackPage"
extensions. (Who'd want that with PHP anyway.)

I know about the limitations of win NT compared to Unix. At work we use a
bit of a database that continuously calculates processes (1.6 million
measuring points that are updated every 2 minutes). All attempts to make
this go on Win NT failed 10 out of 10 times. MS-Access cannot take it,
Oracle for Windows is way too slow.

A nice basic Oracle database on an HP-9000, running HP-UX, has no problem
with it...

Paul

-- 
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Re: [newbie] Staroffice 5.1 install

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Bill Fisher wrote:

>Mandrake 7.0 Macmillan 
>The Getting Started manual  says to follow the ReadMe file insttructions on
>disk 3, which is:
> 'rpm -i StarOffice-5.1a_01_517i8-1.i386.rpm'
>in order to install from disk 3.
> and got a cannot find message.
>So I just opened the other icon StarOffice5.1a and installed it into 
>/opt/Office51/
>Now wondering how to start the program? I dont see any icon on the desktop or
>in the list of applications.
>Thanks for any help
>Bill

Either in /opt/Office51/ or in /opt/Office51/bin/ there should be a small
loader-file called so51, if I am not mistaken. That is what you use to
start the program.
You will have to create an icon yourself (rightclick
desktop->new->application) and enter the full path to the so51 (I think
that is it) file.

Paul

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[newbie] X Server shutdown

[Martin Ibarra]

I have mandrake 7.1, and my video care is diamond viper v550 RIVA TNT 128, 
and I can't open X server, I only see the mouse pointer for few seconds then 
the X server shutdown, anywhere can help me please? thanx :)

Martín Ibarra (PeNDeX)
http://sanjose.iwarp.com
ICQ: 544314
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
San José
Uruguay

Re: [newbie] Archive of this list?

[Bill Fisher]

Is there a way to search an archive of this list?
thanks
Bill

Re: [newbie] Staroffice 5.1 install

[Bill Fisher]

Mandrake 7.0 Macmillan 
The Getting Started manual  says to follow the ReadMe file insttructions on
disk 3, which is:
 'rpm -i StarOffice-5.1a_01_517i8-1.i386.rpm'
in order to install from disk 3.
 and got a cannot find message.
So I just opened the other icon StarOffice5.1a and installed it into 
/opt/Office51/
Now wondering how to start the program? I dont see any icon on the desktop or
in the list of applications.
Thanks for any help
Bill

Re: [newbie] grub and my RAM.

[Mark Potochnik]

Tom Brinkman wrote:

> On Mon, 26 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> > Hi fellow Linuxers! I have just upgraded to 7.2. It is most excellent! When I 
>upgraded I changed over to the grub boot loader...
> > I have one problem with grub. I cannot set my RAM.
> > I used to use Lilo and had to use the append "mem=128M" option (in lilo.conf) to 
>cause the kernel to find the whole 128 meg of my ram. Without this it would only find 
>64 meg :(
> > What I would like to know is how to configure grub to read the full 128 meg of 
>ram. Also I need to know the files I need to edit to do this. With Lilo it was 
>lilo.conf. What is it for grub?
> >
> >
> > Cheers, Gerald S.
> --
>  title linux
>  kernel (hd1,4)/vmlinuz root=/dev/hdb6  hdc=ide-scsi
> --
>That's the grub line that loads linux on my system.  Just put
>   mem=128M  (no 'append' & no quotes as in lilo) where I have

Isn't supposed to be  128m   (small M)   or doesn't it make a difference

MarkP

Re: [Re: [newbie] More than 128M]

[Paul]

On 2 Jul 2000, Michael Scottaline wrote:

>Paul,
>   I think this line should read:
>append="mem=196M"
>all else seems correct, but original poster should have a boot disk handy
>incase lilo can't boot before your suggested 2 meg correction.
>Mike

You are correct. Slip of the keyboard. ;)
Paul

It is correctly pointed out at http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm
*grin*

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[newbie] Mozilla Fonts

[p . b . burton]

I followed a link posted here and downloaded the Mozilla
fonts from the Mandrake cooker ftp.  They installed easily
and ... wow, Netscape is not so butt-ugly anymore!  Thanks!

Phil

Re: [newbie] linux cdrom install problem...

[Ed Tharp]

while linux may support your setup, the distr of mandrake 7.0 is optimized
for Pentium class processors, I suggest you either get correct version for
the mandrake web site or try an older version (or of course you could get a
newer computer)
- Original Message -
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 01, 2000 12:15 AM
Subject: [newbie] linux cdrom install problem...


> Hello, my name is Brian Preston.  I recently got a free install CD of the
> Linux-Mandrake 7.0 version of Linux.  I'm running this on a 486/66 and
> have a proprietary Sound Blaster/Panasonic CDROM.  After careful
> research, I have found two sources on the internet claiming that Linux
> supports such a beast.  This particular model is an IBM Multimedia Modem
> Plus with a Panasonic 2x CDROM drive model number 563, <--I think, and am
> pretty sure.  Bottom line, the DOS driver says it's for the 56* series.
> And the drive does work.  I am trying to install Mandrake as I was
> saying, but can't get the TEXT ONLY, VGA 16 installer to see the CDROM.
> When I choose the SoundBlaster/ Panasonic, I am given the choice,
> autoprobe <--which doesn't work, it "can't find that device anywhere on
> the system", or specify options.  I am then prompted with a sbpcd=
> command prompt with the words, IO, IRQ, and Name, I think...  The IO and
> IRQ I'm positive about...  But it basically is asking, where is it?  I
> know, through the process of using the DOS setup software for the card,
> that the CDROM is on IO base port 0x310, but don't know of the IRQ
> number.  How do I tell Linux to search the 0x310 port?  I need the exact
> syntax, because I'm terrible in Linux, as of yet, which is my reason for
> installing it.
>
> Also, as a second inquiry.  I also have an old 386 notebook, that is
> networked through the parallel port using a D-Link 620 adapter, (Which is
> also supported under linux) anyway, it does not have a CDROM, and would
> use the desktop's to install, anyway, I would you the network.img, right?
>  But still, when I boot the machine, the kernel is compiled for a 486
> with a math coprocessor, how can I recompile the kernel to run on such a
> machine, the catch being, in DOS or Windows 3.1, or would I have to wait
> until I got the desktop running, then build a boot disk with the
> recompiled kernel, then boot and install that way?
>
> Any help with my long questions, would be absolutely appreciated, and
> keep up the excellent work, giving us an alternative...  to WINBLOWS...
>
> Brian, (dmaul683)
>
> 
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>

Re: [newbie] OT avi to mpeg converter

[Paul]

On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Marta Kein wrote:

>Hello everybody,
>Sorry for the question totally OT. Is there a programm to convert avi or mov 
>file to mpeg under linux? (possibly free)
>thanks
>ottavia

I'd suggest you go to www.freshmeat.net and do a search there. It's
amazing what stuff you can find there.

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Epson GT-7000 SCSI Scanner

[Paul]

On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Pedro _ wrote:

>
>Thanks again for your answers. Now I have my scanner working with the sane. 
>I run xscanimage and everything works as expected.
>But I do not see any menu option in Gimp to make the scanning. I check that 
>the xscanimage is in the Gimp plug-in directory, but it seems that the 
>option was not added to the software.
>I installed Gimp before sane installation.
>Any idea?

You will need the "xsane" package for that. It is something else than
"sane" (hence the 'x' in front of it). That should get a plugin in Gimp
going.

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Slow mail

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Mike Perry wrote:

>Hi Folks!
>
>Why does it take approx 48 hours for email to appear on this 
>List?
>Does it take so much time for everyone?

Some messages I posted the 27th of June just came up, so with 48 hours you
are fortunate. *grin*
Must be server problems or upgrades at linux-mandrake.com

Paul

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Re: [newbie] Fwd: errors rotating logs

[Paul]

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Armisis Aieoln wrote:

>How too i get rid of this one also, please?
>
>dave
>
>errors occured while rotating /var/log/sudo.log
>
>stat of /var/log/sudo.log failed: No such file or directory

go to /etc/logrotate.d and see if in one of the files you can find
"sudo.log"

grep "sudo" *

If it shows up, you can edit the file that it is in. Remove or comment
(with #) the line(s) that has/have sudo... in it, and that should be it.
Unless I am way off!

Paul

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Re: [newbie] MS Linux?

[Mark Weaver]

yes and I like it that way. The minute M$ starts making apps for Linux I
have a feeling we'll be right back to one of the original reasons I left
windows. I don't want that and I'm hoping neither does the Linux
commuinity at large!

-- 
Mark

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Registered Linux user # 1299563

On Sun, 2 Jul 2000, Thomas 2 wrote:

> MS makes applications for Mac OS and others, but nothing for Linux. It seems 
> especially strange considering that Microsoft choose Linux to run it's 
> Hotmail webservers, instead of NT! I wonder how long until MS Linux comes 
> out? Will Linux ever replace the old "Quick and Dirty OS" (that's what it 
> was known as before Bill bought it out from a small Seattle company in 
> 1980)? Then a future version of Windows could just be a Windows manager like 
> KDE with X.
> 
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> 
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