Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 question
Wait until the next update. I am working on it now. I promise I will come back and post a message on how safe it is. -Chris On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: Chris, Is it safe to just install koffice and the things that it requires? I'm really chomping at the bit to get a look at this office package. -- --Chris
Re: [newbie] KDE2
Please wait a day and I will post it in here The version currently available is pretty buggy. -Chris On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Harry Flaxman wrote: Can someone give me an up to date URL for downloading KDE2? Thanks. Harry -- --Chris
Re: [newbie] Re: supermount and floppy
On Wed, Jul 19, 2000 at 10:57:01PM -0500 or thereabouts, Tom Brinkman wrote: I am having a Dickens of a time with this supermount. I am using the new Helium and either in root or my dir, yes I can click on my floppy icon and access the floppy disk. However, if I want to use the floppy for anything else, say to make a mkbootdisk, I cannot access my floppy. mkbootdisk $(uname -r) yes, I use this too. I get "not a valid block device" ... Or sometimes, I have to umount the floppy first and then mount it again. It varies. On the 7.0 version of Mandrake, I did not have this problem. My floppy icon could be either mounted or umounted, by right clicking it, or using the command line. What is the purpose of this supermount? Why do I need it? How can I turn it off, so that I can use my floppy like any other distro? see 'man supermount', then do 'supermount disable' thanks, did figure it had one on supermount. I believe you'd be better off to learn how to use supermount tho. Why Tom, if I use mkbootdisk, it will not work if I have supermount installed until I umount it first. The script for my mkbootdisk I believe starts with mounting the floppy which of course is already done, so it errors unless I umount the floppy first. The supermount concept, to me, just doesn't make sense. I have no control over the floppy. Regards, Gary
RE: [newbie] Lap Top
I have a Toshiba with a 12TFT. I had the same trouble (And I'm also using a S3 card), till I set up the display as a SVGA with 800x600 at 72Hz. It works great. I can even set up a virtual desktop at 1024x768. Try changing the monitor settings and it should work. --Original Message-- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: July 20, 2000 3:05:39 PM GMT Subject: [newbie] Lap Top I was just wondering if anyone has installed 7.1 on anything closely resembling a Compaq Armada 7730MT. I managed to get 7.1 installed and found some docs saying that I need to use the S3 server but I can't seem to get any resolution higher than 640x480 ... anytime I try to go higher (I know the screen can do at least 600x800 @ 16bpp) I get either a mess, or it wont start the server anyone have any settings or more specifics for what my settings should be? I've had RedHat 5.2 installed on it prior and was able to get higher resolutions but I can not for the life of me remember what the settings were and trying to find any *real* specs for the video on the laptop is getting harder. Any help is appreciated, Lonny Selinger Systems Adminstration EDS Canada __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
Re: [newbie] KDE2
Thanks Chris. Will wait for your posting. Harry Christopher Molnar wrote: Please wait a day and I will post it in here The version currently available is pretty buggy. -Chris On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Harry Flaxman wrote: Can someone give me an up to date URL for downloading KDE2? Thanks. Harry -- --Chris -- ___ Harry Flaxman | Reg Linux User 182484 http://web.meganet.net/hflaxman ICQ # 22086907 | Reg Linux System 80769
[newbie] DPMS Instructions
Can anyone write instructions to get DPMS (power management) to work reliably and to stick across IPL. If you go to KDE and set it up it only lasts for that session. The next boot it is gone. There has to be a way for something like this but I have tried setting I have seen in posts and nothing seems to work. A Pointer to a reliable factual document would also be fine. The exact url please if possible. TIA -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
Re: [newbie] DPMS How???????
Gil Open DPMS and press help. There you will find instructions for making your changes pernament. I do not remember off hand what they are because I have DPMS disabled on my systems. Charles - Original Message - From: "Gil Baron W0MN" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "AA/MandrakeNewbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:08 PM Subject: [newbie] DPMS How??? This is getting frustrating. If I do KDE/Configure/Hardware/DPMS and set it enabled and set it so all three are 20 Minutes (No other settings that make the first than the other two will stick) and then reboot It does not stick. If I don't boot then DPMS works. HOW do I make it stick? How do I make it other than the default times? I put the settings in the Xconfig screen area as documented but NO?? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
Re: [newbie] Windoze
Bob Howard wrote: Gil, To remain in computing effectively you should probably avoid linux in all its many variations and stick with the Windows environment in the flavor of your choice.. The deal is you use the apps and OS you prefer and we Linusians will use our preferences. Your assertions about all the wonderful MS apps will generally fall on deaf ears in a Linux gathering because we have made other choices. I should also point out that, despite your assertions otherwise, not EVERYONE uses MSOffice nor does everyone feel that IE 5.5, Outlook, or Outlook Express represent the best of anything. Why are you messing with Linux? If your computing environment suits... don't fix it, if it isn't broken. Bob H W5TFS Gil Baron W0MN wrote: -Original Message- From: Alexander Skwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Windoze On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 06:25:25PM -0500, Gilbert Baron wrote: Linux is so great, where are all of the applications. I will tell you where they are. They are not written because nobody can make money on it . What application do you need? They are all there! And everything is available, most even in GPL. Latest addition: StarOffice 6 will be GPL'd. Or do you mean application == games? If so, then yes, you are right; *professional* games are _still_ a weakness of Linux. But that'll change too. I mean applications for Ham Radio like Truetty RTTY and AMtor with sound cark Zakanaka PSK31 with sound card Logic 5 Logging and radio control program Fritz 6 Chess program that has beaten the world champion MS Office I don't want to convert files and everyone is using office FugawiA digital mapping program that allows me to make maps to put in my Palm for GPS use PSP5 The best low cost image processing program All this is only a start. I have 15000 files on my system. Of course not that many apps but a lot. Netscape sucks in comparison to IE5.5. Various other things that are not yet on Linux. Everyone expects everything for free on Linux. Well ad far as application choice goes, you get what you pay for. Yes, exactly! Everything I need is there: Office (KOffice, StarOffice), graphics (GIMP), browser (Netscape, Mozilla), email clients (lots and lotsa), news clients (too many to name 'em all), programming (what language do you want? I suppose that it is available), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Interbase), Yes but these applications are not nearly as robust as the Usoft counterparts. Nothing available can touch Outlook and Outlook express. I am not hoping that we talk about LINUX in the past tense. I just find it is not ready for serious use yet AT HOME. So isn't Windows. That's all I'm trying to say. AGAIN though applications are the major thing, they drive the OS and not the other way around. THAT is the real world. Sure, and that's why Linux will "win". If there's something to win. Not at this time it won't. It is also MUCH harder to install for the average person. It is a fun toy and learning experience, that is all. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ: 7328191 i like this answer :)
Re: [newbie] Wheel Mouse
In case you missed my earlier e-mail. Don't put in "Buttons 3" like the doc says. That made my wheel up work like a left click and wheel down like a middle or right click I can't remember which. I commented out the "Buttons 3" and my wheel mouse works like a champ. - Ralph - Original Message - From: "Gil Baron W0MN" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:17 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Wheel Mouse I read the documents, put in the lines, rebooted with restart xserver NO JOY, still no wheel mouse. The things we have to live with with LINUX :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Wheel Mouse Gilread these docs /usr/doc/imwheel-0.9.8/ Alan Gil Baron W0MN wrote: I have a new wheel mouse. It is actually the Intellimouse Ps2 and USB compatible attached to PS/2. I installed 7.1 for the supposedly provided wheel mouse support. It is not supported. Where do I go from here? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
Re: [newbie] Windoze
"F. E. Schaper" wrote: Hugh...I agree with you, Outlook is a terrible mail program I have no choice but to use it at work and keep my eyes wide open for the 2-3 viruses that I am sure to get each month. Of course when I am at home I don't really have to worry to much about viruses (thanks again Linux) In fact Windows leaves itself wide open (maybe this is how they got the name?) to anyone with a little time and intelligence to go right in and break, move, rename or destroy system files. On to the rest of the post (rant) As far as the rest of the software on that list goes...I did not know they made a software (Fritz 6) using my name...pretty cool I must admit. In regards to the rest of the list, I'm sure the Linux community is kicking themselves on a daily basis for not coming up with more Ham Radio softwaremaybe they should focus a little less on the dev software, the office software and the rest of the software that 99% of what users use to focus on what 1% of the community wants. But see the great thing about Linux is (you will find this out as you use it more often as I did) that because you have access to the kernel, you can program your own software for it...you don't have to rely on someone else (like Micosoft for example) to make an application to do what you want...you can do it yourselfand all it takes is some knowledge and sweat...no hard earned dollars have to be spent, just hard earned hours. That is the whole ideause it.develop for it...and share it Fritz - Original Message - From: Hugh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:19 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Windoze I beg to differ, Outlook is Virus bate. We need a troll here almost as much as Outlook express. Hey ever wonder why so many companys refuse to use it? Give you a clue. It's Junk :) Now you have a real nice day and you dont forget to write. If Outlook will work that is :) Bye On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: -Original Message- From: Alexander Skwar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 11:15 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Windoze On Mon, Jul 17, 2000 at 06:25:25PM -0500, Gilbert Baron wrote: Linux is so great, where are all of the applications. I will tell you where they are. They are not written because nobody can make money on it . What application do you need? They are all there! And everything is available, most even in GPL. Latest addition: StarOffice 6 will be GPL'd. Or do you mean application == games? If so, then yes, you are right; *professional* games are _still_ a weakness of Linux. But that'll change too. I mean applications for Ham Radio like Truetty RTTY and AMtor with sound cark Zakanaka PSK31 with sound card Logic 5 Logging and radio control program Fritz 6 Chess program that has beaten the world champion MS Office I don't want to convert files and everyone is using office FugawiA digital mapping program that allows me to make maps to put in my Palm for GPS use PSP5 The best low cost image processing program All this is only a start. I have 15000 files on my system. Of course not that many apps but a lot. Netscape sucks in comparison to IE5.5. Various other things that are not yet on Linux. Everyone expects everything for free on Linux. Well ad far as application choice goes, you get what you pay for. Yes, exactly! Everything I need is there: Office (KOffice, StarOffice), graphics (GIMP), browser (Netscape, Mozilla), email clients (lots and lotsa), news clients (too many to name 'em all), programming (what language do you want? I suppose that it is available), databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, Interbase), Yes but these applications are not nearly as robust as the Usoft counterparts. Nothing available can touch Outlook and Outlook express. I am not hoping that we talk about LINUX in the past tense. I just find it is not ready for serious use yet AT HOME. So isn't Windows. That's all I'm trying to say. AGAIN though applications are the major thing, they drive the OS and not the other way around. THAT is the real world. Sure, and that's why Linux will "win". If there's something to win. Not at this time it won't. It is also MUCH harder to install for the average person. It is a fun toy and learning experience, that is all. Alexander Skwar -- Homepage: http://www.digitalprojects.com Sichere Mail? Mail an [EMAIL PROTECTED] fuer GnuPG Keys ICQ: 7328191 its posts like this that make me proud to be a little penguin :)
[newbie] Oh God How true!
Reboot, you forgot to mention a reboot, maybe two. A reboot here, a reboot there, here a reboot, there a reboot, reboot,boot,boot I still love that sig. about the Borg and an fatal exception :)
[newbie] Modem help... PLEASE!!!
Is the firt time i use linux. I'm installing all the hardware and configuring it. There is 2 thing i dont know how to configure: My moden: - Us Robotic SportSter Fax/Moden 56K V90, PCI My Sound Card - OptiSound Card Any one can help? thanks in advance! Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: Re[2]: [Re: [newbie]Report on the Text v. HTML postings]
You're right, thanks for the correction. On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Roman Korcek wrote: Hey Sridhar, the ext2 filesystem. Just for reference, the WinDOS FAT32 filesystem has a minimum cluster size of 4Kb. This means that even if a file is empty, it will still take up 4Kb. smartypants If a file is empty, it doesn't take up *any* space, no slack, no cluster. A file has to be at least 1 byte long to take up the cluster. /smartypants ;-) Roman -- _ Sridhar Dhanapalan Linux is like a wigwam...No windows, no gates. Apache inside. _
RE: [newbie] Network problems with proxy
I just git PMfirewall to work for me. I had a simular problem. I could ping the gateway machine and a ip address out side of my net work. but could not get DNS to work. After a few peloads of pmfirewall and quite a few redoes of network settings I added the DNS server numbers for my ISP into the 2 win 98 machines and it worked. I dont think that is the way it is suppose to be but what the heck. Kelly On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: I would recommend you use Squid. Is easier to configure and much more powerful. (stable 3). http://www.squid-cache.org/ - Original Message - From: Gil Baron W0MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 9:51 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Network problems with proxy I got all of this to work again. I am not sure why it does. I did a full reboot after checking all of the settings. After checking and applying the changes but without reboot the 192.168.0.2 things would work, the cable modem would not. After reboot both Network Cards worked and did what they were supposed to do. I could use it either directly or through a proxy and I could even do update which uses ftp thorough a proxy. Strange things but at least the joy is here now! -Original Message- From: Gil Baron W0MN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 11:17 PM To: AA/MandrakeNewbie Subject: [newbie] Network problems with proxy Under windows I can have my cable modem on one NIC and 192.168.0.1 on the other and using a proxy server called spoon proxy. I can then use in the other system (windows) 192.168.0.2 and set Netscape to use a proxy of 192.168.0.1 and all is well I can get to the web. Under LINUX this used to work but I got some new cards. At this time I have the ability to ping my windows machine at 192.168.0.1 from my Linux at 192.168.0.2. I have the gateway set to 192.168.0.1 as before When I try to get anything on the web with the same proxy setup in Netscape I had been using it says host contacted, waiting but it waits forever. I get no reply. Any particular place to start to look for this? It is frustrating that windows-windows works perfectly but windows as host (cable here) to Linux SUDDENLY is not. I just don't undated how a change of cards should make this happen if I can ping form one to the other and back with no problem? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
RE: [newbie] Motorola Modem
Eh, no. This is definiately an HSP Winmodem. Check out Motorola's site for more info. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: Charles A Edwards [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 2:57 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: Re: [newbie] Motorola Modem | | | |- Original Message - |From: "Tom Brinkman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 8:55 AM |Subject: Re: [newbie] Motorola Modem | | | On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, you wrote: | Hi guys... | I am trying to make my modem work under linux. I have a Motorola SM56 | modem, it´s a PCI one.The specs say it is designed for windows, however | I was told that if it shows as Communication controller on my /proc/pci | I could make it work. | | | | You are correct. If it were a winmodem it would be listed as Communication |devise rather than controller. | Follow the instructions listed below and you should be able to connect. | | | Log in as root and from terminal enter the following command | # cat/proc/pci |This will list all your PCI devices. On this list you should see either |Communication controller or Communication device, that listing is your |modem. If it shows as Comm. device you have a winmodem and it won't work in |Linux. If it shows as Comm. controller proceed as follows: |Write down the first I/O range. In the example I am using 0xd800 replace |that with yours. | Enter the following | # setserial /dev/ttyS3 port 0xd800 spd_vhi skip_test auto_irq autoconfig |If there are no errors, then enter |# setserial /dev/ttyS3 uart 16550A | |Select /dev/ttyS3 as the device in kppp and your modem should now initalize |and operate. |To make this perm. you will need to edit your rc.local file which |is located |in the /etc/rc.d directory. Add the 2 setserial lines to the end of this |file Save the changes and reboot your system. | | Charles | | |
Re: [newbie] Wheel Mouse
Read the doc on changing the imwheelrc file. You can change the default of page up/down for the wheel to whatever you want it to be. Take care of the /tmp/imwheel.pid file like mentioned in another post so a user other than root works. - Ralph - Original Message - From: "Gil Baron W0MN" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 2:09 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Wheel Mouse Well I do get wheel mouse now but only in root. It is also not very good, you turn on notch and the screen moves practically top to bottom. Not smooth. There must be ways to fix this but I can't find them. -Original Message- From: Gil Baron W0MN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 8:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [newbie] Wheel Mouse I read the documents, put in the lines, rebooted with restart xserver NO JOY, still no wheel mouse. The things we have to live with with LINUX :-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:24 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Wheel Mouse Gilread these docs /usr/doc/imwheel-0.9.8/ Alan Gil Baron W0MN wrote: I have a new wheel mouse. It is actually the Intellimouse Ps2 and USB compatible attached to PS/2. I installed 7.1 for the supposedly provided wheel mouse support. It is not supported. Where do I go from here? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
Re: [newbie] Windoze
Jeff Malka wrote: Let's stop this thread PLEASE. Those who prefer windoze are welcome to use it and stop clogging our newslist. Agreed, normally I would sit out a thread like this, which I did with the html vs txt, and its related threads. But this one is different, a brother Ham was involved, and I didn't want him to go away mad, or go away at all. I was sucked into Linux by the W2LI Computer Net, and now I'm here to stay. I intend to do my best to suck as many other Hams into Linux as possible too. We hams, as one poster pointed out, are a small sample of the linux community, but we have contributed enormously to its cause. We were doing wireless packet before the big guns thought it was feasible. I suspect we invented the concept of open source code too.! Like it or not, Ham Radio Operators are the father of electronics, including computers, Linux, etc... And they will flock to, and contribute to Linux, if we give them the chance to see the "light." Excuse this additional clogging here. I usually delete unread all the messages in this thread but am tired of seeing them. Off topic threads would be a little less annoying if the email server didn't drag them out for hours. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 Darryl Gibson N2DIY Linux Neophyte (tm) RLU # 182668 This computer is 100% Microsoft FREE
Re: [newbie] Problem with kernel modules
Make sure you have the latest version of modutils. -- Original Message -- From: "Daniel J. Ferris" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:30:40 -0600 Hi again, Just a small problem that is becoming really annoying. I have upgraded to kernel 2.2.15 from 2.2.13 with plans to get 2.2.16 at some point in the future. Anyway, since I did the upgrade, modprobe can no longer find any of my kernel modules, and not being able to use my zip drive has become an annoyance. Any ideas? Even when I specify the absolute path to the module, it still comes back and says module not found. TIA, Dan
RE: [newbie] Linux an Unix scripts
Actually this has very little to do with Linux itself. Rather the shell you are using. By default Linux uses bash. You can however elect to utilize a totally different shell. It's likely that the script you wrote was set up for a shell available on your other box. If you get Linux to use the same shell as your other machine, you'll probably get similiar results. -JMS |-Original Message- |From: Michael Khachiki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:30 AM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Linux an Unix scripts | | |HI all | |can any one tell me what is the difference between Unix and Linux |scripts? I |have made small Unix script and it works... but the same script wouldn't |work on Linux. I am perplexed on why would the same script work on one OS |and not on the other. | |Can any one tell me if /bin is the right place to store scripts? | |Regard |
Re: [newbie] Windoze
sorry to cut off your name but i cant post up here if i dont for some reason. like i said many many of these browswers are in beta. some in alpha. hopefull konquer will fix u up soon. its coming out with kernal 2.4 supposedly and should do it all do it well. if u love me, send me some penguin toys :) the problem with all the browsers for Linux is the lack of Java compatability. I had a problem with Netscape crashing every time I used AIM Quickbuddy. At the time I didn't have any other choices, Opera doesn't support Java I heard Skate does, but it doesn't support Javascript! We need an IE for Linux!! --- patrick darcy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Roman Korcek wrote: Hey Patrick, linux has netscape, konquer, opera, mozilla to name a few. smartypants Opera isn't free and Mozilla is the successor of Netscape (at least it's trying to be). i thought it was sorta like but not netscape. /smartypants ;-) Roman thats true Roman, but there are at least 15 browsers . i am looking a t a cd from maximum linux. many are in beta. imagine when they are complete. 15 choices versus 1 for that other operting system. i understand that opera is about 40 bucks. but then its supposed to fit on one floppy and be lightning fast. na na na na na na = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Internet sharing
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Rob Ogilvie wrote: Do any of you know of a workaround? As for your DSL connection, you could probably buy a second IP and give both computers access to the internet via DSL who knows! if you've an old 486 loafing about, throw fireplug in it...both firewall and router...hook it to the dsl connection and to the hub...hook the others to the hub fireplug recommends at least a 486 dx66 with 20 meg of ram, but i'm running one on an old 386 33mhz with no noticeable problems...btw, fireplug is a thin linux project, and available free from: http://www.fireplug.net/ frank --
Re: [newbie] DPMS How???????
Gil, I had the same problem when I first installed 7.1, and it drove me insane! There's a little simple trick to make the settings stick - I'll have to get back to you with the precise instructions as I'm not in Linux at the moment, but if you go to the DPMS configuration screen, and click on the help button, it'll bring up a local HTML page (if you installed the help manuals) that explains it in detail. But in brief, you have to make a desktop shortcut to DPMS and stick it in your Startup folder, and then reboot. Ever since I did that it's worked perfectly! At 11:08 AM 7/20/00 -0500, Gil wrote: This is getting frustrating. If I do KDE/Configure/Hardware/DPMS and set it enabled and set it so all three are 20 Minutes (No other settings that make the first than the other two will stick) and then reboot It does not stick. If I don't boot then DPMS works. HOW do I make it stick? How do I make it other than the default times? I put the settings in the Xconfig screen area as documented but NO?? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
[newbie] How big of a truck is Linux?
If Win NT is like a 5 ton truck and it's Win 9x counterparts are more like 3/4 ton and 1/2 ton trucks, how big would you say Linux is?
[newbie] How to setup new video card in 7.1?
If I install a new video card in LM 7.1 will it's new hardware detection automatically detect and set it up? Or will I have to run the configuration? Thanks
Re: [newbie] KDE2.0 question
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: Frank, I did indeed run into a dependency problem. What is rufus and where do I find him? http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/ frank
Re: [newbie] gnome-help
I have not used Helix yet. But the standard way to do this in Gnome is with the panel and the Gnome pager. The app is a button on the pager/panel until you click the button and re-activate it. Phil On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Kit Goins wrote: I'm talking about GNOME...not kde I know kde does that...but gnome doesn't react like that On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: It should go to the taskbar down at the bottom. And then to make it blown up again, just hit the corresponding button on the taskbar. It works just like Windows. in gnome (helix) when you minimise a window...where does it go... and HOW do you get the window back -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Win2K and Mandrake 7.0 installation problems
Leslie Do you have a Win98 boot disk or can you get a friend to make you one? Yes. Boot your machine from this disk and use fdisk to create 2 partitions of roughly the same 2GB size. Install Win2000 in one of the partitions, it does not matter which. I would also use Fat32 rather than NTFS so that you will be able to more easily read and write to your Win partition from Linux. After the installation is complete just to be safe create a Win2000 Rescue Disk. Install Mandrake in the other partition. As to the bootloader, with Win2000 I prefer GRUB to LILO. I know Grub works well and I have not used Lilo. If you have any other questions or if I can be of futher help just let me know. Charles - Original Message - From: "Leslie Wagner" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:22 AM Subject: [newbie] Win2K and Mandrake 7.0 installation problems I'm new to both Linux Win2K. I have successfully installed each system separately on my laptop and used it so I know they work well on my machine. I would like to install them both and choose at boot time (using LILO I guess) . I have one 4 GB disk drive. I've tried several attempts, but have not succeeded yet in correctly configuring the partitions and LILO. Can you please suggest an installation order and partition setup that will work? Thanks, Les P.S. It does not appear that my version of Mandrake has PM with it. I also can wipe out either/both operating systems without any fear of lost data.
Re: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Tim Make sure you have both of your ISPs DNS addresses are set correctly in kppp. From the message you get in Netscape this sounds to be your problem. Charles - Original Message - From: "Tim" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:56 PM Subject: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc. MY BIG PROBLEM: I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine, with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two windows: Netscape: Error 2 Netscape is unable to locate the server www.linux.mandrake.com. Please check the server name and try again. AND Netscape: Error Warning: the following hosts are unknown: home.netscape.com home6.netscape.com internic.net This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable. Perhaps there is a problem with your name server? long paragraph here about, if my site must use a non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin
RE: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake?
Linux makes this fairly simple. First, you need to get Linux to connect and exchange packets (surf) with the new ISP. While people on this list are fond of recommending KPPP. Linuxconf provides a much better way of doing it. Linuxconf also sets up everything else for you, once you understand it's quirks. It also handles configuration of resolver, and other issues... Second once this is done, you select a reserved subnet for your Win98 boxes. I.E. 192.168.0.0 is good to use. You configure Linux's eth0 interface (the lan card) to be the lowest numbered device... I.E. 192.168.0.1 with a Netmask of 255.255.255.0 gateway (blank). and turn ON routing. You add TWO lines to /etc/rc.local and you are done. Modify the Win9x TCP/IP configs, and surf away. I've posted detail instructions before on this and other lists (I hate retyping it yet again... heh...) but get your new ISP and come back here for more help. -JMS [EMAIL PROTECTED] |-Original Message- |From: Rob Ogilvie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] |Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:40 PM |To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] |Subject: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake? | | |Help! The free ISP I use in Linux (FreeWWWeb) was just bought out |by Juno! :::refraining from |vulgarity::: | |I am an AOL member :::I know... I know... so needed an ISP |for Linux. I do not feel like |spending $20/month on another ISP. I have a four computer LAN, |all the computers except this one |are running Windows 98. I know ICS will not work with Linux, but, |are there other programs out |there that will allow me to proxy my Windows connection to my |Linux box? I am really at a loss as |to how to access the internet right now, I feel lost having to go |into Windows for internet |access! HELP | |Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! | |Rob | |= | | | | | | |__ |Do You Yahoo!? |Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! |http://mail.yahoo.com/ |
RE: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Hello,
That sounds suspiciously like a nameserver problem. Unlike Windows, Linux
requires you to specify your nameserver ips and will not automatically
recognize them. What you should do is try to ping an ip address.
204.71.200.243 and 204.71.200.245 are ip addresses for yahoo.com. You can
also try a traceroute. If this works, try pinging the domain name, ie
yahoo.com. If it fails, it's a nameserver problem. You will need to
contact your isp to get the nameserver or dns addresses. You will also need
to get the domain. You can then enter these in the kppp configuration box
or edit the file /etc/resolv.conf. The format of /etc/resolv.conf looks
something like this:
domain ISP domain name
nameserver primary nameserver address
nameserver secondary nameserver address
an example:
domain physics.ubc.ca
nameserver 137.82.43.9
nameserver 137.82.1.1
Also check out the webpage http://axion.physics.ubc.ca/ppp-linux.txt
It has a ton of info about getting ppp to work.
I hope this helps you out.
Good luck,
JON
Oh yeah, don't worry about the /dev/modem thing. It's just a symbolic link
to the proper serial port. If you want it to point to the correct device,
delete the current /dev/modem
and type the command
ln -s /dev/ttyS1 /dev/modem
That will point the link to the correct device.
-Original Message-
From: Tim [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:56 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Hi all,
I'm a self-confessed Linux newbie, and this is my first post to the
list; so TIA for any help. I'll try to stay in the parameters of the
List "rules" ... And, I'll apologize, upfront, for a long post
trying to add all the details...
Just installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 ... relatively few hitches. This is
on a PII 350 machine w/ a generic v90 modem, 128 MB memory, ATi video
card, etc.
Everything works wonderfully ('cept the SoundBlaster Gold 64 ... but
I'll save that for a different post. My big deal is that I want it to
get online). I've been doing most all my work in the KDE env. and have
tried various things as the admin. (root) and other logins.
MY BIG PROBLEM:
I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine,
with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the
link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two
windows:
Netscape: Error 2
Netscape is unable to locate the server
www.linux.mandrake.com.
Please check the server name and try again.
AND
Netscape: Error
Warning: the following hosts are unknown:
home.netscape.com
home6.netscape.com
internic.net
This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
Perhaps there is a problem with your name server?
long paragraph here about, if my site must use a
non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment
variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin
I called my ISP, they can see that I'm validly on-line (logged in, etc),
but no external contact works! I tried mail [KMail v 1.0.28 (w/ all the
proper POP3 and SMTP settings)] and that errors out too. It can't find
my mailhost, even though the tech-help guy and I checked my POP3 and
SMTP settings (that was as far as he could go ... he wasn't familiar w/
Linux).
Kppp [v 1.6.22, I think] seems to be configured fine. I am worried that
the modem didn't work AT ALL ["modem busy"] at first and I had to use
the system utilities [DrakConf and "Lothar" (v 0.5.3)] to find it. The
modem is at "/dev/ttyS1" instead of "/dev/modem" is that a problem?
Telling the dial-up program to look for the modem there works well ...
do I need to tell Netscape and KMail that the modem is elsewhere (not in
the "expected" ? "dev/modem" spot) too?
I tried a link from the Mandrake Linux page (from another computer) it
was somewhere in FAQ-land, but I've lost the link...
The sub-head:
"Connection establishes, holds, but you can't get anywhere"
had the advice that I try running "/sbin/route -n" as root, while
offline, and said I shouldn't* see any entry starting with '0.0.0.0' ...
I do see such an entry (output, from the command).
The FAQ recommended I run "/sbin/route del default" and, even logged in
as root, the file wasn't found.
I looked in '/etc/sysconfig/network' and there were NO lines starting
with
"GATEWAY or GATEWAYDEV" (something else the FAQ warned about).
I don't want to run a webserver, or even a LAN, with this computer right
now. All I want to do is gain some Linux experience and browse the
web/edit docs in a non-MicroSoft machine.
I haven't given up, but would love some help!
TIA, for any helpful input...
--tim
PS. I'm obviously not afraid to tinker and consider myself a DOS guru;
so any commands, etc. that find a parallel in the DOS world, would
help.
Re: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Tim wrote: I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine, with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two windows: Netscape: Error 2 Netscape is unable to locate the server www.linux.mandrake.com. Please check the server name and try again. Hello Tim, You need to set up your /etc/resolv.conf Check http://nlpagan.net/linux.htm, at the bottom there are a bunch of tips that I put there for questions like this. They come up so often. I hope this gets you started. Paul -- Originality is the art of concealing your source. - Franklin P. Jones )0([[EMAIL PROTECTED]])0( http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 Registered Linux User 174403
Re: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Do you have your DNS settings set properly? Try to connect to the internet and ping a
server via
it's IP (152.163.15.37 is a perfect example, one of AOL's up servers). If that
doesn't go
through, your internet connection isn't good, you aren't really connected to the
internet. If it
does go through, then try pinging a domain, such as americaonline.aol.com and see if
that works.
You should get similar results (assuming you end up on the same server I did). If it
doesn't go
through, but instead gives you an 'unknown host' error, you do not have your DNS
servers properly
configured. Get them from your ISP and put them in to Kppp under the DNS tab. Odds
are that is
your problem, I didn't see you mention DNS in your original post.
Good luck!
Rob
--- Tim [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a self-confessed Linux newbie, and this is my first post to the
list; so TIA for any help. I'll try to stay in the parameters of the
List "rules" ... And, I'll apologize, upfront, for a long post
trying to add all the details...
Just installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 ... relatively few hitches. This is
on a PII 350 machine w/ a generic v90 modem, 128 MB memory, ATi video
card, etc.
Everything works wonderfully ('cept the SoundBlaster Gold 64 ... but
I'll save that for a different post. My big deal is that I want it to
get online). I've been doing most all my work in the KDE env. and have
tried various things as the admin. (root) and other logins.
MY BIG PROBLEM:
I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine,
with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the
link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two
windows:
Netscape: Error 2
Netscape is unable to locate the server
www.linux.mandrake.com.
Please check the server name and try again.
AND
Netscape: Error
Warning: the following hosts are unknown:
home.netscape.com
home6.netscape.com
internic.net
This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
Perhaps there is a problem with your name server?
long paragraph here about, if my site must use a
non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment
variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin
I called my ISP, they can see that I'm validly on-line (logged in, etc),
but no external contact works! I tried mail [KMail v 1.0.28 (w/ all the
proper POP3 and SMTP settings)] and that errors out too. It can't find
my mailhost, even though the tech-help guy and I checked my POP3 and
SMTP settings (that was as far as he could go ... he wasn't familiar w/
Linux).
Kppp [v 1.6.22, I think] seems to be configured fine. I am worried that
the modem didn't work AT ALL ["modem busy"] at first and I had to use
the system utilities [DrakConf and "Lothar" (v 0.5.3)] to find it. The
modem is at "/dev/ttyS1" instead of "/dev/modem" is that a problem?
Telling the dial-up program to look for the modem there works well ...
do I need to tell Netscape and KMail that the modem is elsewhere (not in
the "expected" ? "dev/modem" spot) too?
I tried a link from the Mandrake Linux page (from another computer) it
was somewhere in FAQ-land, but I've lost the link...
The sub-head:
"Connection establishes, holds, but you can't get anywhere"
had the advice that I try running "/sbin/route -n" as root, while
offline, and said I shouldn't* see any entry starting with '0.0.0.0' ...
I do see such an entry (output, from the command).
The FAQ recommended I run "/sbin/route del default" and, even logged in
as root, the file wasn't found.
I looked in '/etc/sysconfig/network' and there were NO lines starting
with
"GATEWAY or GATEWAYDEV" (something else the FAQ warned about).
I don't want to run a webserver, or even a LAN, with this computer right
now. All I want to do is gain some Linux experience and browse the
web/edit docs in a non-MicroSoft machine.
I haven't given up, but would love some help!
TIA, for any helpful input...
--tim
PS. I'm obviously not afraid to tinker and consider myself a DOS guru;
so any commands, etc. that find a parallel in the DOS world, would
help.
=
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Re: [newbie] fetchmail
kppp allows you to specify commands to run on connect. Under the account setup on the tab where you input the account name and phone number, there are 3 boxes. One says execute command on connect. Another says execute command before disconnect, and the last one says execute command on disconnect. Easy as pie. Dan -- A mother takes twenty years to make a man of her boy, and another woman makes a fool of him in twenty minutes. -- Frost
[newbie] Mouse Problems in KDE
Hi Does anyone know how to stop a jittery mouse in KDE. It just moves to a corner and sticks there with a shaking action when I move the mouse. It is a PS/2 Intellimouse. Kind RegardsKim WhitePinnacle Micro SecundaTel: (017) 631 2668FAX: (017) 631 3139email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Network quirk
If you are using DHCP, shut down both machines, start up one, let it completely boot, then start up the other one. You may also need to install IPX/SPX protocols on both to resolve names to them as far as browsing them goes. I have had similar problems with small Windows networks from booting them up at different times... like the computer on 192.168.0.1 is shut down and then 192.168.0.2 is the lowest IP, and then the original machine starts up and doesn't know what IP to take. Try running WinIPCfg on them and see if they are taking similar enough IPs. Rob --- Joe Brault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again all, I have an interesting problem I need your help with. I loaded both of my computers tonight into windows and tried to browse each of the machines from the other (I was able to do this previously) However, I am unalbe to see the other computer on either machine. I am not sure why this is happening. I tried pinging the other machines, but I was unable to... I got an error that said : Destination host unreachable. I recently set up my home network under Linux, and had all working well... I was able to ping a win box from a linux box, and vice versa for both systems. The only thing that has changed would be from the Linux side, when I had to re-install my modem, but that shouldn't affect windows??? I havent' tried my connections yet in Linux, I will in a bit, but i was just wondering if any of you have had this problem and what you did to solve it? Thanks in advance - - Joe :) -- | Have you petted your penguin today? :) | | Registered Linux user #183248 | -- Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
heya dave its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel on *both* my root account and my other account(s)? thanks again, jeremy On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: had this prob 2 days ago. delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u want to use imwheel with.. this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart folder to start it everytime u start x regards.. --dave At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: greetings.. i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to 7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is this? ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. jeremy
Re: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake?
Hi Rob! For me Win 98 SE ICS works for mandrake 7.02 also. I have a lan with two PC: One with Mandrake 7.02 / Win 98 SE (I call it PC2)and the other one with Win98 SE (I call it PC1). PC1 have a modem connected a dial-up line to the internet provider. I have internet access at PC2, with Win 98 and with Mandrake 7.02 (192.168.0.2) through the W98 SE PC (192.168.0.1). To do it: make the network connection according to the instructions in Setup Of A GNU/Linux/Windows9x Micro-LAN http://www.mandrakeuser.org/connect/cmlan.html PC 2 (with Mandrake 7.02): DNS: DNS of your internet provider (ISP) Gateway: 192.168.0.1 (IP address of PC1) Note: I use a fixed address with PC2 with Mandrake 7.02. I did not try if DHCP works with Win / Linux. That's it! I can browse with Netscape, I can send and receive emails and have fun with irc with Mandrake 7.02, connected to a Win 98 SE PC using ICS. Bye Pedro From: Rob Ogilvie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake? Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2000 15:39:35 -0700 (PDT) Help! The free ISP I use in Linux (FreeWWWeb) was just bought out by Juno! :::refraining from vulgarity::: I am an AOL member :::I know... I know... so needed an ISP for Linux. I do not feel like spending $20/month on another ISP. I have a four computer LAN, all the computers except this one are running Windows 98. I know ICS will not work with Linux, but, are there other programs out there that will allow me to proxy my Windows connection to my Linux box? I am really at a loss as to how to access the internet right now, I feel lost having to go into Windows for internet access! HELP Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Rob = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] ports lock out list
Hi All How do i get a list of all port so i know what i'm locking out
Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out?
I've done that. But when I reboot, it's selected again! I apparently need to change the default somewhere. Do you know where? Thanks for helping. This list is great for newbies. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out? - Original Message - From: "Jeff Malka" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out? I am running KDE but could not find anywhere in its control box for Power management. Jeff I sent an answer on Mon but for I don't know why none of my Mon mail made it destination. From the main menu choose Configuration/Hardware/DPMS and uncheck the Enable box. Charles
Re: [newbie] DPMS How???????
I have the identical problem in reverse. I want DPMS off on my desktop. I therefore deselect it but when I reboot it is back on! I too would like to know how to make the selection stick and change the default. Since I do not need it, is there a way to "uninstall" DPMS? Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Gil Baron W0MN [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: AA/MandrakeNewbie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 12:08 PM Subject: [newbie] DPMS How??? This is getting frustrating. If I do KDE/Configure/Hardware/DPMS and set it enabled and set it so all three are 20 Minutes (No other settings that make the first than the other two will stick) and then reboot It does not stick. If I don't boot then DPMS works. HOW do I make it stick? How do I make it other than the default times? I put the settings in the Xconfig screen area as documented but NO?? -- Gil Baron W0MN http://members.home.net/gbaron/ 44:04:55.9 N 92:30:46.206 W 1050' NAD27 "Hierro candente, batir de repente"
Re: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
Have you entered DNS addresses in /etc/resolv.conf? If you
can get online but not move around that sounds like the
problem. /etc/resolv.conf is like this:
search worldnet.att.net
nameserver 204.127.129.1
nameserver 204.127.160.1
This is mine. Your ISP should have given you numbers
similar to those. And the "search ..." would point to your
ISP's domain name.
Phil
On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Tim wrote:
Hi all,
I'm a self-confessed Linux newbie, and this is my first post to the
list; so TIA for any help. I'll try to stay in the parameters of the
List "rules" ... And, I'll apologize, upfront, for a long post
trying to add all the details...
Just installed Linux Mandrake 7.0 ... relatively few hitches. This is
on a PII 350 machine w/ a generic v90 modem, 128 MB memory, ATi video
card, etc.
Everything works wonderfully ('cept the SoundBlaster Gold 64 ... but
I'll save that for a different post. My big deal is that I want it to
get online). I've been doing most all my work in the KDE env. and have
tried various things as the admin. (root) and other logins.
MY BIG PROBLEM:
I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine,
with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the
link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two
windows:
Netscape: Error 2
Netscape is unable to locate the server
www.linux.mandrake.com.
Please check the server name and try again.
AND
Netscape: Error
Warning: the following hosts are unknown:
home.netscape.com
home6.netscape.com
internic.net
This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
Perhaps there is a problem with your name server?
long paragraph here about, if my site must use a
non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment
variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin
I called my ISP, they can see that I'm validly on-line (logged in, etc),
but no external contact works! I tried mail [KMail v 1.0.28 (w/ all the
proper POP3 and SMTP settings)] and that errors out too. It can't find
my mailhost, even though the tech-help guy and I checked my POP3 and
SMTP settings (that was as far as he could go ... he wasn't familiar w/
Linux).
Kppp [v 1.6.22, I think] seems to be configured fine. I am worried that
the modem didn't work AT ALL ["modem busy"] at first and I had to use
the system utilities [DrakConf and "Lothar" (v 0.5.3)] to find it. The
modem is at "/dev/ttyS1" instead of "/dev/modem" is that a problem?
Telling the dial-up program to look for the modem there works well ...
do I need to tell Netscape and KMail that the modem is elsewhere (not in
the "expected" ? "dev/modem" spot) too?
I tried a link from the Mandrake Linux page (from another computer) it
was somewhere in FAQ-land, but I've lost the link...
The sub-head:
"Connection establishes, holds, but you can't get anywhere"
had the advice that I try running "/sbin/route -n" as root, while
offline, and said I shouldn't* see any entry starting with '0.0.0.0' ...
I do see such an entry (output, from the command).
The FAQ recommended I run "/sbin/route del default" and, even logged in
as root, the file wasn't found.
I looked in '/etc/sysconfig/network' and there were NO lines starting
with
"GATEWAY or GATEWAYDEV" (something else the FAQ warned about).
I don't want to run a webserver, or even a LAN, with this computer right
now. All I want to do is gain some Linux experience and browse the
web/edit docs in a non-MicroSoft machine.
I haven't given up, but would love some help!
TIA, for any helpful input...
--tim
PS. I'm obviously not afraid to tinker and consider myself a DOS guru;
so any commands, etc. that find a parallel in the DOS world, would
help.
RE: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake?
-Original Message- From: Rob Ogilvie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Proxy Connection FROM 98 to Mandrake? Help! The free ISP I use in Linux (FreeWWWeb) was just bought out by Juno! :::refraining from vulgarity::: I am an AOL member :::I know... I know... so needed an ISP for Linux. I do not feel like spending $20/month on another ISP. I have a four computer LAN, all the computers except this one are running Windows 98. I know ICS will not work with Linux, but, are there other programs out there that will allow me to proxy my Windows connection to my Linux box? I am really at a loss as to how to access the internet right now, I feel lost having to go into Windows for internet access! HELP I use Spoon Proxy and it wroks like a champ. http://www.pi-soft.com/spoonproxy/ Go to the above. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated! Rob = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
[newbie] PS/2 mouse weird behavior
Hi all, Since my last mail didn't make it to the list I am starting a new thread. I have a PS/2 mouse and it behaves weird in MDK7.0. For some time it works fine and then suddenly the cursor starts jumping around the screen and clicking randomly, then works normal again, and then again not and so on. I have tried all the PS/2 drivers available through mouseconfig. None helped. I also have a PS/2 to serial adapter for my mouse and it works fine when plugged into com1 (ttys0 if I am right). However, I'd like my mouse to work as PS/2. Does anyone please know how to help ? Thanx in advance for any info. Roman
Re: [newbie] Motorola Modem
- Original Message - From: "Jose M. Sanchez" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 10:15 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Motorola Modem Eh, no. This is definiately an HSP Winmodem. Check out Motorola's site for more info. -JMS Jose Winmoden It Is. I'm wondering now if he read his cat /pci file correctly. I have never known Linux to see a winmoden as to a Comm. controller. Charles P.S. Mail post times are crappy again so I am going back to direct and CC. Have a great day.
[newbie] 3Com PC Card Woes
Having trouble getting proper configuration for a 3Com 10/100 LAN CardBus PC Card 3CCFE575BT on my Thinkpad 760 XL. Under KDE, the card works correctly for a couple of minutes and then just stops. Pinging the machine over my local lan then gets no response and I can't get to the internet via my DSL connection. Works better under Gnome desktop, but only for longer. Any suggestions?
[newbie] Connecting to Macintoshes
I have two Macs on the same LAN as the Thinkpad and I want to copy files from one of them to the Linux Thinkpad to use it a a web server. Both are configured with IP addresses and file sharing is on. HOw do I get the Thinkpad to see them so that I can move files? Or conversely, can I get the Macs to see the Thinkpad and drag and drop files to it from them? Do I need to install an FTP server? Seems like there should be a way to view the other machines as available drives over the network. Andy
RE: [newbie] gnome-help
The way I restored it was right clicking on the bottom taskbar, then add-applet/utils/, and there youll find an applet with a little-window icon (do not remember the name), choose that one. Hugo -Original Message- From: Phil Burton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 9:54 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] gnome-help I have not used Helix yet. But the standard way to do this in Gnome is with the panel and the Gnome pager. The app is a button on the pager/panel until you click the button and re-activate it. Phil On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Kit Goins wrote: I'm talking about GNOME...not kde I know kde does that...but gnome doesn't react like that On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: It should go to the taskbar down at the bottom. And then to make it blown up again, just hit the corresponding button on the taskbar. It works just like Windows. in gnome (helix) when you minimise a window...where does it go... and HOW do you get the window back -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Computers are not intelligent. They only think they are.
Re: [newbie] Great MP3player
Tom Brinkman wrote: If the playlist window's not visible, click on the 'PL' button so that it is. Then use the '+file' button (and hold down) to get to the '+dir' button and release. Then when that dialog box comes up (pause, it's not instantaneous when accessing a cd), navigate to /mnt/cdrom (or wherever your cd is). That should load all the (data) mp3's or (audio) .cda's into the playlist. -- ~~ Tom Brinkman[EMAIL PROTECTED] Dang me if that doesn't work! sheepish grin Thanks Tom! -- /\ DarkLord \/
Re: [newbie] Gnapster question?
Anthony wrote: Have you tried using the Open Nap servers? Go to File-Browse OpenNap Servers and then pick one. bitchx.dimension6.com is the "official" Gnapster one where you'll find jasta (the guy who makes gnapster) sometimes. Hi Anthony. Something is apparently wrong here. When I run Gnapster, the only thing under "file" is Quit... ;-( -- /\ DarkLord \/
[newbie] DNS Cache-only server
Does anyone have any experience of setting up Linux (Mandrake 7.1) as a cache-only DNS server? I think there is a fairly simple way to do this, but memory fails me (as usual...) TIA Chris Slater-Walker
[newbie] Mandrake 7.1 install problem, no hdlists found
Right after it finishes formatting the new partitions, it throws an error saying "no hdlists found", and installation stops right there. Has anyone seen this? Is there a workaround? Pertinent system information: Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe (bought at the store, not downloaded) Abit BP6 motherboard, dual celeron 500's 256 megs of ram Maxtor 20gb DMA66 hard drive Highpoint DMA66 controller Tekram DC390F ultrawide SCSI controller NEC 40X cdrom drive (SCSI) Yamaha 6416S CDRW (SCSI) 3DFX Voodoo3 3500TV Linksys LNE100TX network adapter Thanks, Wil ___ Say Bye to Slow Internet! http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html
Re: [newbie] Network quirk
Rob, Thanks, All I had to do was fix the IP's. I appreciate it! - Joe :) From: Rob Ogilvie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Network quirk Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 00:22:48 -0700 (PDT) If you are using DHCP, shut down both machines, start up one, let it completely boot, then start up the other one. You may also need to install IPX/SPX protocols on both to resolve names to them as far as browsing them goes. I have had similar problems with small Windows networks from booting them up at different times... like the computer on 192.168.0.1 is shut down and then 192.168.0.2 is the lowest IP, and then the original machine starts up and doesn't know what IP to take. Try running WinIPCfg on them and see if they are taking similar enough IPs. Rob --- Joe Brault [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello again all, I have an interesting problem I need your help with. I loaded both of my computers tonight into windows and tried to browse each of the machines from the other (I was able to do this previously) However, I am unalbe to see the other computer on either machine. I am not sure why this is happening. I tried pinging the other machines, but I was unable to... I got an error that said : Destination host unreachable. I recently set up my home network under Linux, and had all working well... I was able to ping a win box from a linux box, and vice versa for both systems. The only thing that has changed would be from the Linux side, when I had to re-install my modem, but that shouldn't affect windows??? I havent' tried my connections yet in Linux, I will in a bit, but i was just wondering if any of you have had this problem and what you did to solve it? Thanks in advance - - Joe :) -- | Have you petted your penguin today? :) | | Registered Linux user #183248 | -- Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[newbie] Laplink?
Hi List, I'm tired of waiting for my Partition Magic disc to be returned to me, so I'm going to try saving my files to another machine using a lap link cable. (I'm repartitioning this box.) Is anyone on the list familiar with how to do this? I see Midnight Commander has a "send file to remote host" command, I'll play with that while waiting for replies to this note. If there is a better program than MC for this, please let me know. TIA -- Darryl Gibson Linux Neophyte (tm) RLU # 182668 This computer is 100% Microsoft FREE
Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out?
Jeff Click on the Help button while in DPMS. It will give instructions for how to save your settings. Charles - Original Message - From: "Jeff Malka" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 5:05 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out? I've done that. But when I reboot, it's selected again! I apparently need to change the default somewhere. Do you know where? Thanks for helping. This list is great for newbies. Jeff Malka @orthohelp.com Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: Charles A Edwards [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 1:33 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out? - Original Message - From: "Jeff Malka" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 2:57 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] How to stop screen from blanking out? I am running KDE but could not find anywhere in its control box for Power management. Jeff I sent an answer on Mon but for I don't know why none of my Mon mail made it destination. From the main menu choose Configuration/Hardware/DPMS and uncheck the Enable box. Charles
[newbie] Modem works but nothing happens (update)!
Wahoo! Thanks to all who helped me figure out that it was indeed the lack of domain and nameserver info in my setup that was stopping me in my tracks!! I COULD Ping IP Addresses haven't been able to ping in years (well, they make medication for that now, called Linux!), but couldn't ping names (I'd forgotten this simple check, but would NOT have known to pester my ISP for the data 'course they wanted to ensure they knew who I was before telling me ... now they're prob. watching my every move grin). I have LOTS more questions, but will try to space them out!! Thanks again, --tim
[newbie] Kingston nic card question
Hi I was snooping around in the hardware list on mandrake's list, looking for the Kingston KNE110TX nic, and I did not see it, I read on RedHat or something that it simply takes a tulip driver, but I am still not sure, has anyone had any experience using or attempting to use this kind of nic? It came with my DSL setup stuff and I would like to be able to use it in case my 3com bites the big one, or if I wanted to use it as a second card to connect other machines to this one. Thanks.
Re: [newbie] Internet sharing
Don't use fireplug. Use Freesco, It's much easier to use. www.freesco.com On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, you wrote: On Thu, 20 Jul 2000, Rob Ogilvie wrote: Do any of you know of a workaround? As for your DSL connection, you could probably buy a second IP and give both computers access to the internet via DSL who knows! if you've an old 486 loafing about, throw fireplug in it...both firewall and router...hook it to the dsl connection and to the hub...hook the others to the hub fireplug recommends at least a 486 dx66 with 20 meg of ram, but i'm running one on an old 386 33mhz with no noticeable problems...btw, fireplug is a thin linux project, and available free from: http://www.fireplug.net/ frank --
Re: [newbie] imwheel probs
yo jeremy.. hmmm..sorry...i only know about this way and since i have only one user except my root account it works pretty fine for me..but i think that ralph day told me a solution for your prob earlier in this list, i didnt try it because the easier way he suggested (deleting the pid file and creating it new) worked good, as i said. Search all the list messages for subject "wheel mouse" and u will find what ralph and various other people contributed to this topic. If u just subscribed to the list and u dont have all the mails, tell me so and i will email u the corresponding ones. regards, --dave At 09:54 21.07.00, you wrote: heya dave its me again...(had to get a 2nd email account for this list to keep the wife happy)i was wondering...is there any way to run imwheel on *both* my root account and my other account(s)? thanks again, jeremy On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, you wrote: had this prob 2 days ago. delete the /tmp/imwheel.pid file and restart imwheel with the user id u want to use imwheel with.. this sets permissions on imwheel.pid to the user u are currently running and u can place imwheel -k in your autostart folder to start it everytime u start x regards.. --dave At 09:14 18.07.00, you wrote: greetings.. i am new to the group and am having probs with imwheel i can only get it working on my root accountbefore i upgraded to 7.1 i could use it on both root and my normal account why is this? ive tried to change permissions, but when i use the "imwheel -k" command i get this bit about being nable to write pid file nonsense i was able to get it working on 7.0 (though i dont remember how exactly) grrr any help will be greatly appreciated.. jeremy
Re: [newbie] Mouse Problems in KDE
Did you set it up properly in XF86Setup? Make sure you have the correct mouse set there... sounds to me like whatever you set it to isn't compatable with your mouse. --- Kim White [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Does anyone know how to stop a jittery mouse in KDE. It just moves to a corner and sticks there with a shaking action when I move the mouse. It is a PS/2 Intellimouse. Kind Regards Kim White Pinnacle Micro Secunda Tel: (017) 631 2668 FAX: (017) 631 3139 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] = __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
[newbie] 10/100 mb hub won't work
I have a 10/100MB hub at home. All my computers (NT 4.0 server and workstation, Win 95) work fine with the hub. I plugged the Linux box into the hub and it won't work. I switched back to my 10 MB, just to slow for a power user like me, and it works fine. What gives?
Re: [newbie] ports lock out list
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Michael (Nozy) Falzon wrote: Hi All How do i get a list of all port so i know what i'm locking out netstat -a should be a good start... ...joakim
[newbie] How to add missing items to x-screensaver
I discovered x-screenserver in ver 7.1 KDE. I noticed that there were some items that were missing in the "demo" version shipped with 7.1 and x-screensaver tells you where to get them. I downloaded the missing items in .tar.gz format from where it said to find them. My question: I do not know what to do now to make them available to xscreensaver. 1. what tar command to use? 2. where should I put the decompressed files? 3. what else to do to make x-screensaver "see" them? Thanks for any help. Jeff Malka [EMAIL PROTECTED] Registered Linux user 183185
Re: [newbie] To Buy or not to buy
I don't know how I got them working. I didn't do anything special, I just followed the directions here: http://linuxvoodoo.com/drivers/cards/video/3dfx/voodoo2.html exactly and methodically. I've got the cool 3d screen savers and a bunch of other neato glide stuff working. Good luck Dark Lord! Dacia --- "Ronald J. Hall" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dacia and AzureRose wrote: Actually, I did the automatic install and was using xfree 3.6. I checked to be sure before I went for it. I installed 7.02 last night, got my mouse wheel, 3dfx glide stuff, staroffice, quake3, scsi emulation Hi. Did you get the GLide stuff like the screensavers working? If so, *how*? I've got 3Dfx working, can do the test3Dfx as user and root, and I have the Quake3 demo running fine. I can't get my screensavers to work though, or Xmms to use Glide for its plugins... ;-( Thanks! -- /\ DarkLord \/ __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Modem help... PLEASE!!!
I'm running MDK 7.1, and I configured my OPTi sound last night. I have an older machine (i586/120MHz), and may have an older chipset than you but I used sndconfig and selected the MAD16 WSS driver since the chips were the same number. I had to configure two DMA Channels, the IRQs, and I/O, but since I have Win98 on the same machine, I took those settings from the win98 device map. You can also set up your MPU-401 in sndconfig. After configuring, I went back to KDE (sndconfig should be run from the command line, not in X) and played a CD. Sound was great! Michael #183194
Re: [newbie] Opera
opera's ok. Its great in windows but the alpha for linux crashes all the time. You can get it for about 20 USD if your a college student. Otherwise it is around 40. When this browser achieves full operation I will be using it in Linux. Its a good browser, very fast on a dialup connection and the company that makes it is respectable. Check it out: http://www.opera.com Dacia --- patrick darcy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Roman Korcek wrote: Hey Patrick, linux has netscape, konquer, opera, mozilla to name a few. smartypants Opera isn't free and Mozilla is the successor of Netscape (at least it's trying to be). /smartypants ;-) Roman thats true Roman, but there are at least 15 browsers . i am looking a t a cd from maximum linux. many are in beta. imagine when they are complete. 15 choices versus 1 for that other operting system. i understand that opera is about 40 bucks. but then its supposed to fit on one floppy and be lightning fast. na na na na na na __ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] gcc compiler
Math lib is not included in standard C lib. You need to link to it
specifically. Use
gcc -lm sample.c
On Fri, 21 Jul 2000, Sergey Panasyuk wrote:
Hi, I am trying to compile some c code and have problems with gcc.
This is my code saved as sample.c
#includestdio.h
#includemath.h
int main(void)
{
printf("%f", sin(3.14));
}
then at terminal I tipe gcc sample.c and got error that sin is undefined.
Samething happened for cos, sqrt.
I did compile the same code using VC++ 6.
I think the code compiled with no errors but is not linked.
Re: [newbie] Graphical FTP client
On Sun, 16 Jul 2000 01:00:05 WEST you wrote: Hello! I have mandrake 7.02 Air and I am using the gFTP FTP client but I am not happy with it. Is there any nice FTP client? (like WSFTP-LE) You could try IglooFTP ( a search at Twocows will find it). Not recommending it though, I am at present trying out GTM (go http://cameos.rnl.ist.utl.pt/~bapm/gtm/) and WebDownloader (search http://wwwkrasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/) as these are work possible work better with my web browsing. -- Steve - Cheltenham, UK - In love and light we are In darkness we are no less
