RE: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
have you trolled the loki quake3 mailing lists for ideas? I've gottn a lot of help from the info there. Abe >= Original Message From "Mike & Tracy Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >To be honest with you - I haven't had ANY luck running Q3. Dacia on this >list has had better luck using the voodoo cards, but I'm using a Matrox G400 >max (which was supposed to work with this game - out of the box) which has >not worked at all. I've tried xf3.3.x, xf4; I've tried using SuSE 7.0 >(which I was able to grab off of a German mirror which has since been >closed??) as well as every version of Mandrake that I've upgraded to - it's >been very disappointing. > >On the other hand, I also have Q2 which uses software rendering and works >great! I love to frag! I'm anxiously awaiting the day that I can actually >use my copy of Q3 - I've even considered buying a new voodoo just so I can, >but I just built this system to add to my home network and that was a couple >thousand - my wife has confiscated my piggy bank for awhile... > >Mike > > >Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: >> >> Ah - you should be able to hit a mall close to you - electronics boutique? >> That's where I picked up Q3. You can usually find it anywhere they sell >> video games. >> >> Take care, Mike > >Does it run well in Linux? I've run it in Windows before, although that >was a long time ago since I hardly ever use Windows any more. >-- >Mark Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
RE: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
Neat. Seems that there are a lot of people on the mandrake lists from teh western washington area. I got my copy of quake3 at the EB in pacific place mall in downtown seattle. EB is the only software store around here that I've found that carries a lot of linux software & distro's on shelf. Let me know when you get your copy & get it running. We'll have to play. Which video card do you have now? Abe >= Original Message From "Mike & Tracy Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >Hey cool - I'm in Kirkland... > >Mike > > >I got my copy of quake3 at Electronics Boutique too. It was $38 about $20 >cheaper then the windows version was at that time. I'm out in Seattle. > > >Abe > >>= Original Message From "Mike & Tracy Holt" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >>Ah - you should be able to hit a mall close to you - electronics boutique? >>That's where I picked up Q3. You can usually find it anywhere they sell >>video games. >> >>Take care, Mike >> >> >>I'm in Pennsylvania, the east coast of the US. >> >>-- >>Mark >> >>> Which version are you looking for? I got my copy of Quake 2 at the >>> half-price bookstore for $14 but I got my copy of Q3 at the local >computer >>> store for something like $40. You can also purchase from lokisoft. What >>> part of the world are you located in? >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> >>> Anyone know where I can pick up a copy of Quake? >>> >>> -- >>> Mark > >Jesus saves, >Allah forgives, >Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich. Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
Re: [newbie] Shutdown problem
Thank you. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: A V Flinsch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 5:11 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Shutdown problem > On Sat, 02 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > Run junkbuster & squid as procies > > oops, that should have been proxies (what the hell is a procies anyway?) > > > > > What are these? Are they included in Mandrake 7.1? > > > > squid is a proxy caching server, keeps track of recently viewed objects & dns > entries in ram, makes surfing a bit quicker. > > junkbuster is a banner ad & cookie blocker, prevents you from seeing all of the > junk that clutters up webpages. > > squid is on the 7.1 main install cd, junkbuster may be on second cd, otr the > contribs disk, but I prefer the version of junkbuster from > http://www.waldherr.org/ as it had a more up to date list of banner sites. > > -- > Alex > (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life) > >
[newbie] Dual Processor Support
I have just installed mandrake 7.0 and when I hit ctrl-Alt F1 to look at what Mandrake thinks that I have it says that I have 1 600 mhz celeron processor, when I am sctually running a BP-6 with two celerons 533 on it. I have the board clocked and I scaled back just to make sure that that was not the problem, but needless to say.. I don't even know where to start. So far I really like Mandrake, but I have to have the dual support. Anyone even know where I can start?? thanks!! Donnie R. Shelton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Linux4Win - never again
Alright - just don't let it happen again! Mike =) Hi, forgive me for recommending anyone to upgrade to Windoze 98. I don't know what came over me! Bob Underwood >From: Jason Ashman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux4Win - never again >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 16:29:18 -0400 > >On Thu, 31 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > Hello I use Linux4Win with windows 98 and had no problem with the >install. > > I think you should upgrade to windows 98 and you will have better luck. > > > >-- >How dare you recommend somebody upgrade to Windoze 98...you should be >tarred, >feathered and quartered. :) > >Jay >"Every man dies, not every man really lives." >http://www.mrsnooky.com > > _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
RE: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
To be honest with you - I haven't had ANY luck running Q3. Dacia on this list has had better luck using the voodoo cards, but I'm using a Matrox G400 max (which was supposed to work with this game - out of the box) which has not worked at all. I've tried xf3.3.x, xf4; I've tried using SuSE 7.0 (which I was able to grab off of a German mirror which has since been closed??) as well as every version of Mandrake that I've upgraded to - it's been very disappointing. On the other hand, I also have Q2 which uses software rendering and works great! I love to frag! I'm anxiously awaiting the day that I can actually use my copy of Q3 - I've even considered buying a new voodoo just so I can, but I just built this system to add to my home network and that was a couple thousand - my wife has confiscated my piggy bank for awhile... Mike Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > Ah - you should be able to hit a mall close to you - electronics boutique? > That's where I picked up Q3. You can usually find it anywhere they sell > video games. > > Take care, Mike Does it run well in Linux? I've run it in Windows before, although that was a long time ago since I hardly ever use Windows any more. -- Mark
Re: [newbie] ISO files
- Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] ISO files > I see, that is much clearer now, thanks alot folks, well I'm off to do some > burning... > cheers, paul. > > Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > > The iso image already is bootable so you should be able to just use the iso > > cd. I've just downloaded nero to try out on win2000 (because the idiots at > > Adaptec don't feel they should have to support their software with win2k), > > but with easy cd creator under win98 you just double click on the iso file > > and it does the rest. With nero I believe that the option to make a > > bootable cd is if you copy raw data and specify an 'image file' (such as > > cdrom.img found under the /images directory) to be burned onto the root > > directory. The idea behind the iso image being premade is so that you can > > just put that file on a disk and all the preparation work has been done for > > you. > > > > Mike > > > > hey, > > I just downloaded the ISO files for Mandrake 7.1 (650MB and 340MB) now > > how exactly do I burn them? I'm using Nero software which give's you an > > option to burn CD (ISO) or CD (Boot), etc. my system supports the boot > > from CD, I'm just not sure how burning an ISO file on a CD will make it > > bootable... > > cheers, > > paul. NERO trys to make it hard to record from an ISO. There is no info in the manual or on their web site. Here is what you need to do: 1) Find the folder to which you downloaded the ISOs, right click on each and choose rename;(example) mandrake 71-ext.iso change to mandrake 71-ext.nrg mandrake 71-inst.iso change to mandrake 71-inst.nrg 2) Launch NERO 3) Close the New Compilation window so that you have only the main window open. 4) From the toolbar along the top of the window select CD Recorder/ Choose recorder and be sure your CD-RW is picked as the recording device. 5) From the File menu select Burn image. In the pop-up window navigate to the folder with the .nrg file and click on one and click OK 6) A Foreign Image File box will open. Click OK. 7)A Foreign Image Setting box will open. Change it were necessary to show the following values: Data mode 1; Block Size 2048: and the Swapped option should be checked.Click OK. 8) A Write CD window will open. If you have not done much burning and are not familiar with your CD-RWs abilities check all 4 boxes, test speed, simulate, burn, and finalize. By doing this NERO will auto select the burn speed.Finally in the top right of the window click the Write button and the process of burning the CD will begin. When the 1st CD is finished follow steps 5-8 to create the 2nd. Hope I have not made it seem too complicated. If you have any problems or other questions you can reply to the list or, contact me direct if you choose. Charles
Re: [newbie] Linux4Win - never again
Installed 7.1 using NT 4 in a dual boot setup everything worked fine except for Winmodem...Changed modem to a 28800 sportster now works great. - Original Message - From: Veikko Mäkinen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 2:28 PM Subject: [newbie] Linux4Win - never again > I downloaded Mandrake 7.1 yesterday, burned a cd and just (4 hours ago) tried to install Linux 4 Windows... Setup crashed and after that I wasn't able to boot Windows or Linux. After four hours of struggling I finally got Mandrake uninstalled (the uninstall programme didn't work from DOS) and Windows back to normal. > > That was a bit frightening experience and I really can't recommend Linux4Win after this. > > Anyone had better luck? > > -veikko £:-) > > > P.S. I'm using Win95 by the way. Anyone tried with 98 or 2000? > >
[newbie] RE: [expert] Re: [MandrakeForum] Linux-Mandrake 7.2 beta (Ulysses) iso is out
I couldn't find it at that URL. Lots of 7.1 stuff though >= Original Message From Vincent Danen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> = >On Sat Sep 02, 2000 at 04:16:35PM -0700, Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > >> I can't find the files yet - can someone post an address for an ISO mirror >> that that has 7.2 ? > >I'm pretty sure that fr.rpmfind.net (or something similar to that) has it. I >checked early this afternoon and I'm sure it was on there. > >-- >[EMAIL PROTECTED], OpenPGP key available on www.keyserver.net >// Danen Consulting Serviceswww.danen.net, www.freezer-burn.org >// MandrakeSoft, Inc. www.linux-mandrake.com >1024D/FE6F2AFD 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD > >Current Linux uptime: 12 days 4 hours 14 minutes. Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
[newbie] resolution and switchdesk problem
hello, just got Linux up on my new comp after some problems, but as eager to test out my new monitor, I decided to try out 1024x768 but found out that, that is too small for me and would like to change it to 800x600 and switchdesk on term doesn't seem to work anymore I get bad command or file name I know it's been a while since I was last on Linux but I think that's the command to switch the desktop to gnome from kde
Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > > Ah - you should be able to hit a mall close to you - electronics boutique? > That's where I picked up Q3. You can usually find it anywhere they sell > video games. > > Take care, Mike Does it run well in Linux? I've run it in Windows before, although that was a long time ago since I hardly ever use Windows any more. -- Mark
Re: [newbie] ISO files
I see, that is much clearer now, thanks alot folks, well I'm off to do some burning... cheers, paul. Mike & Tracy Holt wrote: > The iso image already is bootable so you should be able to just use the iso > cd. I've just downloaded nero to try out on win2000 (because the idiots at > Adaptec don't feel they should have to support their software with win2k), > but with easy cd creator under win98 you just double click on the iso file > and it does the rest. With nero I believe that the option to make a > bootable cd is if you copy raw data and specify an 'image file' (such as > cdrom.img found under the /images directory) to be burned onto the root > directory. The idea behind the iso image being premade is so that you can > just put that file on a disk and all the preparation work has been done for > you. > > Mike > > hey, > I just downloaded the ISO files for Mandrake 7.1 (650MB and 340MB) now > how exactly do I burn them? I'm using Nero software which give's you an > option to burn CD (ISO) or CD (Boot), etc. my system supports the boot > from CD, I'm just not sure how burning an ISO file on a CD will make it > bootable... > cheers, > paul.
RE: [newbie] ISO files
The iso image already is bootable so you should be able to just use the iso cd. I've just downloaded nero to try out on win2000 (because the idiots at Adaptec don't feel they should have to support their software with win2k), but with easy cd creator under win98 you just double click on the iso file and it does the rest. With nero I believe that the option to make a bootable cd is if you copy raw data and specify an 'image file' (such as cdrom.img found under the /images directory) to be burned onto the root directory. The idea behind the iso image being premade is so that you can just put that file on a disk and all the preparation work has been done for you. Mike hey, I just downloaded the ISO files for Mandrake 7.1 (650MB and 340MB) now how exactly do I burn them? I'm using Nero software which give's you an option to burn CD (ISO) or CD (Boot), etc. my system supports the boot from CD, I'm just not sure how burning an ISO file on a CD will make it bootable... cheers, paul.
Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user)
> > > > Wow, you guys either have really cheap rent or expensive ram!!! Back then (early 90s) we were paying 80ukp per megabyte. This equates to about 130usd. My rent at that time was 220ukp (about 350usd) a month for a single bedroom apartment. Even today, prices for computer equipment in the UK is significantly more than in the USA. The general rule of thumb is that the Brits pay in ukp what the Americans pay in usd, i.e, a machine costing 1000usd in the US would cost about 1000ukp in the UK. > > My main concern is aimed at those who have to pay for their on-line > > time. Too many off-topic posts used to cost me > > a fortune. > > I was under the impression you could setup you email deliveray to not fetch > mails? That depended on a lot of things, such as mail software and mailbox type. I was running Windoze with Outlook Express connecting to a POP3 mailbox. The software had to download the message before it could check whether to file it, delete it, etc. > The bastards .. did you consider giving one of the new technology > previews a shot? check out both Caldera an ummm RH. duck from incoming bricks :)> Well, hopefully I'll be sorted financially soon, so it would cease to be an issue. > > What to you think? > > A linux rants list sounds like a lot of fun :) I guess I could run it off my dsl after I finish security > > setup on it. I'm currently just logging on and off in short bursts . trying to fly low. No problem. I'll see how things go here; whoever is ready first could do the honors... Regards, Ozz.
[newbie] Modem doesn't show up in HardDrake
Hello Guys and Gals, Just installed Mandrake 7.1 a few hours ago. Was running SuSE 6.4 for about 3 weeks prior. My system is: ASUS P3V4X motherboard 800 Pentium III 256 - 133 MHz RAM 2 - 29 gb Seagate UDMA 66 hard drives Sony CD Sony CDR SoundBlaster 128 US Robotics 3CP5610A Matrox G400 video card ViewSonic G810 - 21" monitor I'm running Win 98 and Mandrake 7.1 through System Commander 2000. I have 17 gb on 1st HD allotted to Linux Having trouble with modem installation. Here is some screen shots showing what I have. http://www.chanuteks.com/usa/images/modem03.gif http://www.chanuteks.com/usa/images/modem04.gif http://www.chanuteks.com/usa/images/modem05.gif Thanks Craig ><> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
Dennis here again, I forgot to mention that the "mem=256" is done at the lilo prompt , it is actually probably easier to see that it happens if you do as Paul says and make the " append" in /etc/lilo.config, sorry, I must be carefull not to tell only half of the story. Paul wrote: > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Paul wrote: > > >append="256M" > > Okay, I know. This is wrong. > > append="mem=256M" > > is more like it. > > -- > All problems can be solved by salt water: > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
Whoa, wait, I think you are wrong and it should be as Paul said " mem=256m" better make sure cause things might get flakey otherwise. The above is how "O'Reilly Running Linux " says to do it. Luck , Dennis Christopher Mills Wolfe wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:13 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found > > > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Kyle Parfrey wrote: > > > > >2) Only 64mb of my 256mb of ram is recognised. In the installation in > > >the field total ram , (found 64mb) i put in 256. If I reinstall how can > > >I get all my ram to work? > > > > If you run Lilo as boot manager, you can add > > append="256M" > > to /etc/lilo.conf, run lilo again and reboot. That should take care of > > things. > > For grub, you can consult man grub how to do it, I don't recall off my > > head. > > > > I hope another modem user can help you with ppp. > > > > Paul > > > > -- > > All problems can be solved by salt water: > > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- > > > > > > I believe that you must input the ram total 256x1024=262144 for it to work. > What modem > are you using? > > chris > >Dual Boot Windows Millennium/Mandrake 7.1 (helium) > Home of the BURMA CAVE! BBS. 24/7 dial up 520-772-4551 > An Excalibur Communication System GUI Bulletin Board >Registered Linux user 184803 ICQ 1724999 > -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Shutdown problem
> Run junkbuster & squid as procies What are these? Are they included in Mandrake 7.1? Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185
Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Paul wrote: >append="256M" Okay, I know. This is wrong. append="mem=256M" is more like it. -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] How to open a program as different user?
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000 21:03:52 +0100 (BST), you wrote: >On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: > >>Hallo! >> >>Now i know how to open a program as root having logged in as user... but >>how do i open a program as a different user? 8-) Sat, 2 Sep 2000 14:51:09 If I understand what you are trying to do Joan..you are logged in as user..and In a term your prompt is $. To start a program as root...type su root ...then it will ask for password.wordneeded Then your prompt will be...# ...so start whatever program you are root. As you say above you know how to do this? ok I assume you wish to be another user besides root? to do that ..ctl alt F2 and log is as the user you want to be, and run your program from that console. If you have some other plan, post back and we will pull another rabbit from the hat 8-). Olly P Biloxi Mississippi
Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
- Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:13 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Kyle Parfrey wrote: > > >2) Only 64mb of my 256mb of ram is recognised. In the installation in > >the field total ram , (found 64mb) i put in 256. If I reinstall how can > >I get all my ram to work? > > If you run Lilo as boot manager, you can add > append="256M" > to /etc/lilo.conf, run lilo again and reboot. That should take care of > things. > For grub, you can consult man grub how to do it, I don't recall off my > head. > > I hope another modem user can help you with ppp. > > Paul > > -- > All problems can be solved by salt water: > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- > > I believe that you must input the ram total 256x1024=262144 for it to work. What modem are you using? chris Dual Boot Windows Millennium/Mandrake 7.1 (helium) Home of the BURMA CAVE! BBS. 24/7 dial up 520-772-4551 An Excalibur Communication System GUI Bulletin Board Registered Linux user 184803 ICQ 1724999
[newbie] MTU - changing settings lmdk7.1
Hi everybody How can i change my mtu settings to try and establish optimal settings/performance. When lm7.1 was installed the install programme asked me for my mtu and rtu? settings. i entered 576 as this was the figure used in Win98. My eyes are red from reading docs/manuals but for the life of me I cannot find any reference to mtu settings. My isp has offered an ftp connection and binary file for download tests (it's a linux server) and I want to take up this offer to try and optimise my internet conn. This is important as my modem rarely if ever connects at anything above 24000 LAPM. It is a 33600 microcom deskporte - good for lousy lines. Thanks Alan Smith South Africa
Re: [newbie] disk copy
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Gavin wrote: >My friends, Does Mandrake have a disk to disk copy program or do I have >to install my own software? and if I have to install it HOW is this >done, I've draged and dropped exe. files and whole folders but nothing >happens.. Any help out there... What are you trying to copy? An entire disk so you don't have to install mandrake? A program? Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Kyle Parfrey wrote: >2) Only 64mb of my 256mb of ram is recognised. In the installation in >the field total ram , (found 64mb) i put in 256. If I reinstall how can >I get all my ram to work? If you run Lilo as boot manager, you can add append="256M" to /etc/lilo.conf, run lilo again and reboot. That should take care of things. For grub, you can consult man grub how to do it, I don't recall off my head. I hope another modem user can help you with ppp. Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: >> that is very strange. Can you play wav files? (making sure the card itself >> works...) > >Yes, i can. I've got the system sounds working (starting linux, opening >windows...) Okay, so that part works. >> >> I use ump, and that works fine, though. >> > >> >I will try uninstalling plugger 3.2 and installing ump instead... >> >> Good luck! > >Bad luck! 8-( I've done as described above and nothing happens 8-? Do you have timidity installed? (It is on the Mandrake CD) UMP uses that. Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] How to open a program as different user?
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: >Hallo! > >Now i know how to open a program as root having logged in as user... but >how do i open a program as a different user? 8-) Running a program should be the same, user or root. Perhaps if you are a bit more specific on what programs(s) give the problems... Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] Off topic and Networking OS2Warp box
First, the off topic: *** MORE OF AN AD THAN A SIGN, but... A billboard seen next to the highway, travelling from Johannesburg International Airport into town. An Ad for BMW showing a photo of a BMW 328i convertible with the roof and all the windows down. The caption reads: Our hardware runs better without WINDOWS!!! Editor's note: I can actually verify this one. If you want to see the billboard, go here: http://bs16.freewebsites.com/Pix/carwithoutwindows.jpg *** Now, the real query: One of the users on the home network (ne2000 - thinnet) wants to migrate from W*** to OS2Warp (good lad). Will he still be able to access the network ? (or in other words, is there a way to network an OS2 box with a Linux/SMB network ? ) TIA, Ron the Frog, on the banks of the Paraguay River. -- Monday is the root of all evil --- http://personales.conexion.com.py/~rolgiati ---
Re: [newbie] Gnometoaster
Thanks for the information. I logged on the konsole as su and gtoaster works just fine that way. Now , how to give permissions or something to allow user access. Thanks again, at least now I can do backups. Adrian Smith wrote: > are you logged on as root or su? > i can't burn a CD as a user, so what i have been doing is opening E-term, go to >superuser then start the CD burner from the prompt and it works fine. > that way i'm root for doing that, but not for anything else... > done had to install Linux 3 times 'cause i keep killing it. > =) > and parts of it are dead again, but i'm learning so who cares > > Adrian Smith > 'de telepone dude > Telecom Dept. > x 7042 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
[newbie] Tips for buying a hardware
Tips for buying a hardware (http://forum.mandrakesoft.com/article.php3?sid=2902110054) I just saw a "linux buyers guide" on Duke of URL-s site, and this reminded me of one very important FAQ: Although linux hardware support has immensly improved, there are still products out there which are either completely useless for a Linux-user, have binary-only or beta-quality drivers. Winmodems, winprinters, PP scanners, some Adaptec SCSI controllers... It is a long list, and you do not even want to know it .-) So, what would be the easiest way to avoid unpleasant surprises? Well, I hope to see "Cool, it works with Linux", or even "designed for Mandrake-Linux" stickers on the hardware one day, but we are not quite there yet. In the meantime, here are some possibilities, ordered according to ammount of work you have to invest: 1) Buy from a linux-friendly store. If you buy from a dedicated linux-hardware company, or go shopping on a Linux-Mall, chances of surprises will be rather low. 2) Ask in the shop. I have been shopping for computer parts for years, and in some dedicated hardware stores this works really good. This will still not bring you very far in a warehouse, I am afraid. 3) Ask the hardware producer. This is a very nice vay of finding out if the product works with linux or not: All you have to do is find a contact e-mail, and ask "Does your graphic card XY work with Mandrake Linux 7.1?". If they do not know, don't buy. Binary-only drivers usually mean trouble too. OK, these were the "easy" solutions, but if you really want to, there are other ways too; 4) Search the mailing lists archives and other searchable archives (like this site). For Mandrake-Linux, I would start by digging in "newbie" and "expert" archives, and continue with other sources of info mentioned on our "Support" page. In particular, searching in "dejanews" is very powerfull. 5) Consult some big web-search site. Search for "Yourhardwarepiecename" + "Linux" + "support" or such... Sometimes it works really good - I use this approach all the time. 6) RTFM. A good starting point is Linux-Hardware HOWTO, There are also other ways - for instance one could ask friends, people in mailing lists, consult some "buyers guide" (Duke of URL looks qute nice to me, and he is a great fun of LM too .-), read the horoscope or whatever... However, I really think that today there are enough Linux-friendly shops out there, so if you want to save your nervs use one of the first three metods and be happy. As a side effect, linux-unfriendly shops will die out, which will make my tips completely obsolete. ;-
[newbie] oracle 8i
Somebody know how install the oracle 8i?
RE: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
Which version are you looking for? I got my copy of Quake 2 at the half-price bookstore for $14 but I got my copy of Q3 at the local computer store for something like $40. You can also purchase from lokisoft. What part of the world are you located in? Mike Anyone know where I can pick up a copy of Quake? -- Mark
Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin
Paul escribió: > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: > > >> To make playmidi run succesfully on an SB32 you need to run > >> > >> playmidi -a > > > >Ok, but nothing sounds 8-? > > that is very strange. Can you play wav files? (making sure the card itself > works...) Yes, i can. I've got the system sounds working (starting linux, opening windows...) > >> I use ump, and that works fine, though. > > > >I will try uninstalling plugger 3.2 and installing ump instead... > > Good luck! Bad luck! 8-( I've done as described above and nothing happens 8-? > Paul > > -- > All problems can be solved by salt water: > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
[newbie] pppd dies and not all ram found
Hi all. I have installed mdk 7.1 and am very happy with it apart from two serious things: 1) I can't get ppp to work. Using kppp I input my dialup no , and after it connects I get a message saying "pppd has died unexpectedly". I get the message as soon as I try to connect with gnome ppp. I have not entered the ips of my ISP, I don't know them and didn't need them with caldera. Would this have caused it, and if so can I put in 0.0.0.0 for both dns servers (this is what is in it for caldera and it works). I did a whole fresh install and it still was happening. 2) Only 64mb of my 256mb of ram is recognised. In the installation in the field total ram , (found 64mb) i put in 256. If I reinstall how can I get all my ram to work? If these two probs can be fixed I would reinstall mandrake (for the 4th time...), I liked it loads apart from them. Thanks all, Kyle Steely Glint, "For he on honey-dew hath fed, and drunk the milk of paradaise." Do you hate clowns? Get Free Email at http://www.ihateclowns.com Share Your Opinion and Earn Money at http://ihateclowns.epinions.com
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Harry Flaxman wrote: >Still getting the error message 'can't fetch list of servers'. The program >doesn't even appear to go out across the net. I've tried it from the >terminal, and from drakconf.both as root. This has me baffled. > >Harry Hi Harry, I remember this happened to me one time also. What I did was remove the package (kpackage, as root) and reinstall it. Then it worked. I use it only to show what's new, then I download things by hand, one at the time (online time = money here). For instance, I just downloaded the kernel-2.2.16-9mdk.i586.rpm package and installed that offline. I don't take chances with things like that. (btw, the upgrade went purrrfectly) Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
card wuns fine under windows. Cant find any conflicts. I noticed usb fails with a similar error. I am going to try removeing various hardware and see if anything changes. - Original Message - From: Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 2:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!! > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Goldenpi wrote: > > >On a related subject, whenever I run sndconfig I get An error. > > > >/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misk/sb.o:device or resource busy. > > > >I might have the path slightly wrong. What does that error mean and how do I > >fix it? > > Could be an interrupt problem then. Perhaps the soundcard is hooked to an > interrupt that is already in use somewhere? > > Paul > > -- > All problems can be solved by salt water: > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- > >
[newbie] How to open a program as different user?
Hallo! Now i know how to open a program as root having logged in as user... but how do i open a program as a different user? 8-) It's because maybe someone is downloading from my computer an mp3 through gnapster and... you know? ;-) -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
[newbie] disk copy
My friends, Does Mandrake have a disk to disk copy program or do I have to install my own software? and if I have to install it HOW is this done, I've draged and dropped exe. files and whole folders but nothing happens.. Any help out there... Sincerely, Gavin
[newbie] Where did my sound go?
I am having a problem with my sound. card (Sound Balster AWE64). I tried to upgrade my Mandrake 7.1 system using packages from Mandrake Cooker a few weeks ago. After a reboot, I found that my sound card no longer worked. There's nothing wrong with my card -- it works fine in Win2000. I believe that what I installed may have somehow wrecked the settings. Here's a list of the packages of what I installed: BitchX-75p3-12mdk.i586.rpm linux_logo-3.05-3mdk.i586.rpm Device3Dfx-2.3.4-7mdk.i586.rpm linuxconf-1.18-4mdk.i586.rpm GXedit-1.23-5mdk.i586.rpm locales-2.3-7mdk.noarch.rpm alsa-2.2.16_0.5.7-9mdk.i586.rpm locales-en-2.3-7mdk.noarch.rpm chkconfig-1.2.7-2mdk.i586.rpm make-3.79.1-5mdk.i586.rpm chkfontpath-1.7-3mdk.i586.rpm man-1.5h1-5mdk.i586.rpm cups-1.1.2-11mdk.i586.rpm man-pages-1.31-1mdk.noarch.rpm dosfstools-2.4-3mdk.i586.rpmmodutils-2.3.15-1mdk.i586.rpm drakfont-0.52-2mdk.i586.rpm mount-2.10o-1mdk.i586.rpm esound-0.2.19-6mdk.i586.rpm mpage-2.5.1-12mdk.i586.rpm g-print-0.2-7mdk.i586.rpm mpg123-0.59r-12mdk.i586.rpm gedit-0.9.0-2mdk.i586.rpm mtools-3.9.7-3mdk.i586.rpm gftp-2.0.7b-1mdk.i586.rpm netscape-common-4.75-3mdk.i586.rpm ggv-0.95-2mdk.i586.rpm netscape-navigator-4.75-3mdk.i586.rpm gqview-0.8.2-4mdk.i586.rpm pam-0.72-7mdk.i586.rpm gtkhtml-0.5-3mdk.i586.rpm playmidi-2.4-15mdk.i586.rpm gurpmi-0.6-5mdk.i586.rpmppp-2.4.0-1mdk.i586.rpm imwheel-0.9.8-4mdk.i586.rpm rxvt-2.6.1-9mdk.i586.rpm jed-B0.99.11-4mdk.i586.rpm sh-utils-2.0-11mdk.i586.rpm jed-common-B0.99.11-4mdk.i586.rpm sndconfig-0.44-12mdk.i586.rpm kups-0.8-1mdk.i586.rpm svgalib-1.4.1-6mdk.i586.rpm lha-1.14f-3mdk.i586.rpm switchdesk-2.1-4mdk.i586.rpm libc-5.3.12-34mdk.i586.rpm switchdesk-gnome-2.1-4mdk.i586.rpm libgtop-1.0.9-4mdk.i586.rpm switchdesk-kde-2.1-4mdk.i586.rpm libjpeg-6b-15mdk.i586.rpm symlinks-1.2-10mdk.i586.rpm libmikmod-3.1.9-2mdk.i586.rpm time-1.7-16mdk.i586.rpm libpng-1.0.8-2mdk.i586.rpm timeconfig-3.0.2-8mdk.i586.rpm libsigc++-1.0.1-3mdk.i586.rpm timetool-2.7-4mdk.noarch.rpm libstdc++-2.95.2-10mdk.i586.rpm tree-1.3-3mdk.i586.rpm libstdc++-compat-2.95.2-10mdk.i586.rpm unarj-2.43-13mdk.i586.rpm libtiff-3.5.5-2mdk.i586.rpm unzip-5.41-3mdk.i586.rpm libungif-4.1.0-7mdk.i586.rpmurw-fonts-1.1-11mdk.noarch.rpm libxml-1.8.9-3mdk.i586.rpm wget-1.5.3-12mdk.i586.rpm Upon rebooting, gmix (the GNOME mixer, which I run at startup) told me (and continues to tell me whenever I start GNOME) that it souldn't find the mixer settings. It then suggested to check if sound support was compiled into the kernel. I figured that since sound worked before and I had not done a kernel recompile (besides, sound was always loaded as a module) this was not the problem. I tried running Mandrake's Lothar Soundconfig, but this didn't help (not that it did before). Red Hat's sndconfig, which had brought my card to life in the past, only gave me an error, saying that modutils (which as you can see above I had replaced) was reading from one file (I think /etc/conf.modules) instead of another (I think /etc/modules.conf). I then tried replacing modutils with a version from Red Hat 6.2, and then one from my Mandrake 7.0 CD. I even tried uninstalling Alsa. These did not help at all, and at startup I always get the same errors: Soundblaster audio driver Copyright (C) by Hannu Savolainen 1993-1996 sb: dsp reset failed. When I try "insmod sound" at a console (as root) I get the error: /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/misc/sound.o: a module named sound already exists And when I try "insmod sb" I get: /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/misc/sb.o: unresolved symbol probe_uart401_R6467f99b /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/misc/sb.o: unresolved symbol unload_uart401_Recfdd9c9 /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/misc/sb.o: unresolved symbol uart401intr_R6391d066 /lib/modules/2.2.16-9mdk/misc/sb.o: unresolved symbol attach_uart401_R45af1327 I have also been told by Linux that /dev/dsp is not a device, when I know that it had represented the sound card before this all happened. If anyone can help me find a solution to this problem I would be much obliged. -- _ Sridhar Dhanapalan Hi! I'm a .signature virus! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! _
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update
Still getting the error message 'can't fetch list of servers'. The program doesn't even appear to go out across the net. I've tried it from the terminal, and from drakconf.both as root. This has me baffled. Harry Paul wrote: > On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Harry Flaxman wrote: > > As 'root' run MandrakeUpdate (case sensitive). > Works for me: > > [root@internet temp]# which MandrakeUpdate > /usr/X11R6/bin/MandrakeUpdate > > Paul > > >Still no go on mandrake update. What is the command from the terminal > >screen to run this beast. The last time I checked it, a month ago, it > >was working perfectly out of kde. Now it's coming up saying it can't > >find a list of servers. Someone suggested I run it from a terminal, > >only thing is, I don't know the command. > > > >Thanks > > > >Harry > > > > > >-- > >___ > >Harry Flaxman | Reg Linux User 182484 > >http://web.meganet.net/hflaxman > >ICQ # 22086907 | Reg Linux System 80769 > > > > > > > > > > -- > All problems can be solved by salt water: > sweat, tears, or the sea. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- -- ___ Harry Flaxman | Reg Linux User 182484 http://web.meganet.net/hflaxman ICQ # 22086907 | Reg Linux System 80769
Re: [newbie] Mandrake Update
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Harry Flaxman wrote: As 'root' run MandrakeUpdate (case sensitive). Works for me: [root@internet temp]# which MandrakeUpdate /usr/X11R6/bin/MandrakeUpdate Paul >Still no go on mandrake update. What is the command from the terminal >screen to run this beast. The last time I checked it, a month ago, it >was working perfectly out of kde. Now it's coming up saying it can't >find a list of servers. Someone suggested I run it from a terminal, >only thing is, I don't know the command. > >Thanks > >Harry > > >-- >___ >Harry Flaxman | Reg Linux User 182484 >http://web.meganet.net/hflaxman >ICQ # 22086907 | Reg Linux System 80769 > > > > -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Shutdown problem
On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Hi, > > I'm a new user of Linux from India. I've with me LM 7.1 Complete. I've two > problems > > 1. When I issue the Shutdown command from the console of KDE desktop, it > will close X-Windows and restarts (without rebootng) Linux in character > based single user mode. Here it automatically logins as root without asking > any password, even if I was logged as a normal user when issuing shutdown > command. It may create a security problem. Why is it so? > This sounds a bit odd. Exactly what shutdown command are you issuing. It looks like you are doing "shutdown -r now" and have inittab set to a default runlevel of 1. If that is the case, change your runlevel in inittab to something sensible like 3, or 5. > 2. When I browse the net using Navigator, some times after visiting several > sites my hard will begin to read continously. After that Navigator hangs and > I can't even kill it. Sometimes the whole system will not respond at all. My > system has Windows 98 running on another partition, which shows no problem > while browsing. A few suggestions here - Upgrade to whatever is the newest version of netscape-navigator. Don't even try to use communicator. Communicator seems to be unstable on some systems, and there are better options for everything it gives you over the plain navigator package. Try increasing your cache size in netscape. Run junkbuster & squid as procies -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
You should also open kmixer (or whichever mixer app you prefer) and make sure your speaker volume is turned up, as well as CD volume - these are often set very low by default - CD volume sometimes is off completely. cheers, philomena Ed Santiago wrote: > root wrote: > > > > Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card > > doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the > > first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some > > help! > > > > - Stickus - > > Log on as root and in a shell type /usr/sbin/sndconfig then follow the > instructions
[newbie] Mandrake Update
Still no go on mandrake update. What is the command from the terminal screen to run this beast. The last time I checked it, a month ago, it was working perfectly out of kde. Now it's coming up saying it can't find a list of servers. Someone suggested I run it from a terminal, only thing is, I don't know the command. Thanks Harry -- ___ Harry Flaxman | Reg Linux User 182484 http://web.meganet.net/hflaxman ICQ # 22086907 | Reg Linux System 80769
Re: [newbie] HardDrake dependency
Hi Dennis, You can get that from the HardDrake site http://www.linux-mandrake.com/harddrake/download.html cheers, philomena Dennis Myers wrote: > Hi folks, I d/l'd the new version of Harddrake and then tried to > install. I was able to take care of all of the dependencies but one. > It needs "detect" , what ever that is. Does anyone know what it is > looking for? Thanks for the help, Dennis > > -- > Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [Re: [newbie] Is this real?]
On 1 Sep 2000, Michael Scottaline wrote: >> > http://geraldholmes.freeyellow.com > >This guy used to be a regular contributor to MSNBC tech bb. He may still be, >I haven't visited in many months. I used to continually return to the bb just >to read this guys stuff. He absolutely KILLS me!! A genuine WIT!! Give his >site a visit, spend a few minutes browsing; it'll brighten your day (or >evening ;o) ) I just saw it, and I laughed myself silly!! Amazing, how great he put this together!! Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
root wrote: > > Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card > doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the > first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some > help! > > - Stickus - Log on as root and in a shell type /usr/sbin/sndconfig then follow the instructions
Re: [newbie] Shutdown problem
> > 1. When I issue the Shutdown command from the console of KDE desktop, it > will close X-Windows and restarts (without rebootng) Linux in character > based single user mode. Here it automatically logins as root without asking > any password, even if I was logged as a normal user when issuing shutdown > command. It may create a security problem. Why is it so? The correct shutdown command should be typed in the command line and look like this: shutdown now -h When the command line reads powerdown you're free to turn off the machine with doing any damage to the file system. > > 2. When I browse the net using Navigator, some times after visiting several > sites my hard will begin to read continously. After that Navigator hangs and > I can't even kill it. Sometimes the whole system will not respond at all. My > system has Windows 98 running on another partition, which shows no problem > while browsing. > First, what version of Netscape are you running? Secondly, there is a program listed in the menu under Applications ->Monitoring ->Process management. This program will show you all the processes running when Netscaoe freezes and you will be able to kill the runaway process. If your desktop locks up and you can't get anything to work there are several things you can do without resorting to a hard boot. 1) CTRL-ALT-F1 will take you to a console login prompt. FRom here you can login as root and find out the offending process and kill it. you can find it by issuing the command 'top' on the command line, read the CPU usage percentage, type 'k' and then supply the PID which is listed down the left side of the display. 2) when that's accomplished you can get back the X graphical login, if in fact this is the method you're using to log into your machine. This is done by performing the following steps: CTRL-ALT-F7 This will restart X and you will be delivered to the X-windows login screen. I seriously doubt that windows has anything what-so-ever to do with your troubles. It sounds alot like the problems a lot of folks are experiencing to one degree or another with Netscape though. As far as Netscape goes, if all else fails uninstall the version of Netscape you're running and install Communicator 4.61. That version at least is stable enough that it won't give you the troubles you're having at the moment. There is also the alternative of running Mozilla which is very fast surpassing recent releases of Netscape Communicator and Netscape 6. The difference in the two are these: Netscape Communicator & Netscape 6 are being coded and released by AOL. In plain words since AOL bought Netscape took over the reigns Netscape Communicator has gone to hell in a hand-basket. It sucks and it isn't getting any better. Mozilla in the other hand is still being coded by a lot of Netscapes' original programmers as well as the open source community and programmers all over the world that adhere to the original programming standards that USED to be Netscape. The Mozilla project is progressing beautifuly. The latest release, M17, while being somewhat resource hungry, is quite nice in appearence and functionality. The nightly releases of M18 are getting even better. It's not quite there yet, but from what I've seen so far it's going to be GREAT browser/email client/editor suite when it's finished. Mark
Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: >> To make playmidi run succesfully on an SB32 you need to run >> >> playmidi -a > >Ok, but nothing sounds 8-? that is very strange. Can you play wav files? (making sure the card itself works...) >> I use ump, and that works fine, though. > >I will try uninstalling plugger 3.2 and installing ump instead... Good luck! Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
On Sat, 2 Sep 2000, Goldenpi wrote: >On a related subject, whenever I run sndconfig I get An error. > >/lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misk/sb.o:device or resource busy. > >I might have the path slightly wrong. What does that error mean and how do I >fix it? Could be an interrupt problem then. Perhaps the soundcard is hooked to an interrupt that is already in use somewhere? Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
On a related subject, whenever I run sndconfig I get An error. /lib/modules/2.2.15-4mdk/misk/sb.o:device or resource busy. I might have the path slightly wrong. What does that error mean and how do I fix it? - Original Message - From: root <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 4:49 AM Subject: [newbie] umm i have no sound!! > Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card > doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the > first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some > help! > > - Stickus - > >
Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3
Anyone know where I can pick up a copy of Quake? -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** <_||_> in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Jeff Malka wrote: > Is this a Linux game or a DOS/Windows game in Linux? > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Registered Linux user 183185 > > - Original Message - > From: Vic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 4:11 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] OT Linux gaming OT -- Heroes 3 > > > > Still freezes > > > > On Fri, 01 Sep 2000, you wrote: > > > It is kind of wierd the way that it hangs up after the music or after > the > > > first turn ends in my case. I can then ctrl-alt-backspace and start the > > > game again without sound (apparently the sound device is busy) and it > won't > > > hang up at all. Well, at least for 20 minutes or so. At any rate, I > tried > > > playing with a couple of different settings. Try the following and see > what > > > results you guys get > > > > > > at a terminal try > > > > > > esd (this should make a r2d2 like sound) > > > ctrl - c > > > then start the game I no longer have the hang up but I'm missing > some > > > of the sound ... or so it seems > > > > > > you might also want to try > > > > > > export SDL_AUDIODRIVER=esd > > > > > > Oddly enough, most games that I've tried have tended to work better on a > > > standard Mandrake install then Caldera. This one is the exception as it > > > seems to work fairly well on my Caldera box. > > > > > > Larry > > > > > > Vic wrote: > > > > > > > Same here, I sure as heck hope that the > > > > full version does not act like that too, > > > > I think the programmers when they told me it > > > > was the sound drivers were just making dumb > > > > excuses to sit around picking their noses and > > > > not do anything about it, or goodness knows > > > > maybe they were hopefully getting something > > > > done, I sure hope so. > > > > > > > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, you wrote: > > > > > Vic wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Speaking of Gaming, has anyone had a problem with > > > > > > Heroes 3 for Linux freezing after the music stops? > > > > > > > > > > > > I downloaded the demo and after the music quit, the game > > > > > > froze and I had to get out the good ol' trusty virtual terminal > > > > > > and kill it. > > > > > > > > > > Hi Vic. I d/l'ed the Might and Magic 3 demo just the other day, and > > > > > unfortunately, I have the same problem. Whenever I exit the game, > end > > > > > turn, etc, etc, the game music stops and the game is locked at that > > > > > point, totally unresponsive. > > > > > > > > > > Hmm. I didn't kill it via terminal though. I just > > > > > , shutting down the Xserver, then relogging back in. Guess > either > > > > > way works though, eh? ;-) > > > > > > > > > > If anybody knows a fix for this, please pass it along. Also, does > > > > > anybody know if this problem is limited to the demo? I'd really like > to > > > > > know as this is one of the games that I'd really like to purchase > the > > > > > full version of. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks! ;-) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > >/\ > > > > > > Dark> > > > >\/ > > > > > > -- > > > Larry Hignight Descent 3 Beta tester Caldera Linux 2.4 > > > > > > 11:40am up 28 days, 19:48, 5 users, load average: 0.03, 0.03, 0.00 > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [newbie] umm i have no sound!!
On Sat, 02 Sep 2000, you wrote: > Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card > doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the > first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some > help! > > - Stickus - Type sndconfig at the prompt. If all goes well go to the K menu and select KDE - Settings - Sound - System soundsand check the "enable sounds" box. Andrew
Re: [newbie] Netscape's midi plugin
Paul escribió: > On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: > > >Mozilla: subprocess diagnostics (stdout/stderr) > >playmidi: No playback device found. > >Playmidi 2.4 Copyright (C) 1994-1997 Nathan I. Laredo, AWE32 by Takashi > >Iwai > >This is free software with NO WARRANTY. > >For details please... > > > >And now i notice that midis are not played but through the external port > >-nothing connected to it- 8-? > > > >Maybe only digital sound is configured? I've got a SB32. > > To make playmidi run succesfully on an SB32 you need to run > > playmidi -a Ok, but nothing sounds 8-? > >From the playmidi help: > -a output to awe32 wave synth > > I use ump, and that works fine, though. I will try uninstalling plugger 3.2 and installing ump instead... > Paul > > -- > When angry, count to 4. > When very angry, swear. > -Mark Twain > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=- -- Joan Tur. Ibiza - Spain [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
Re: [newbie] mandrake7.1 iso integrity
i just mounted the downloaded iso as a filesystem and examined the floppy images from within that, bypassing the need to burn a cd, the md5sum for cdrom.img in /images/ still does not match. any ideas please, i visited the mandrake website but there is no mention of this bascule bascule wrote: > > i just (took for ever actually) downloaded the two isos for 7.1, the > md5sums check out for both, after burning using xcdroast and verifying > the burnt image to be the same as the downloaded iso and double checking > the md5sum of the iso to be sure, there is still a discrepency between > the actual md5sum of the cdrom.img and the one quoted, this probably > explains whay installing from a floppy made from this image falls over, > but i can't see how this can be unless mandrake made an iso with a > faulty floppy image in it. > > any ideas, suggestions? > > the version file in the root of the burnt cdrom reads 'Linux-Mandrake > Helium 2517' > > bascule
[newbie] umm i have no sound!!
Well it appears as if the install worked fine except that my sound card doesn't work. I have no idea what could be wrong with it as this is the first time i have ever worked with linux... please someone i need some help! - Stickus -
[newbie] Soundcard
Hi I can't get my soundcard recognised by an application that plays mp3s in KDE. I tried a system tester application and it found my soundcard but the application doesn't. What can I do? Arthur The Rules Have Changed...Get Paid to Surf the Web! http://uk.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=SED124
[newbie] Shutdown problem
Hi, I'm a new user of Linux from India. I've with me LM 7.1 Complete. I've two problems 1. When I issue the Shutdown command from the console of KDE desktop, it will close X-Windows and restarts (without rebootng) Linux in character based single user mode. Here it automatically logins as root without asking any password, even if I was logged as a normal user when issuing shutdown command. It may create a security problem. Why is it so? 2. When I browse the net using Navigator, some times after visiting several sites my hard will begin to read continously. After that Navigator hangs and I can't even kill it. Sometimes the whole system will not respond at all. My system has Windows 98 running on another partition, which shows no problem while browsing. My System configuration is as follows: Intel PIII 450 64MB RAM 10GB IDE HDD nVidia Vanta AGP card with 16MB VRAM 40X CDROM Linux is on a 2GB ext2 partition with around 950MB free diskspace. Please reply, Thanking you, Yours truly, Vinu _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
[newbie] keyboard wiredness
hi i have problem with keyboard not typing the correct characters holding AltGr key. i have a samsung keyboard. i have tried swedish , us english and english international keyboard but none have worked. holding down shift have given result as i can type £ sign. but still many characters as $ and } are missing. please explain how to adjust it as if i was a 3 years old kid. thanks in advance -- Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
[newbie] Mandrake/xfree86 4.01
Ok, trying to run XFree86 -setup and get the following error: Duplicate symbol RivaEnterLeave in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nv_drv.o Also defined in /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers/nvidia_drv.o Fatal server error: Module load failure Anyone awake out there to help!??! Ed
[newbie] Detect - harddrake 0.9.3.
Don't remember who said something about the new harddrake needing detect: You can get the proper detect...rpm at http://www.linux-mandrake.com/harddrake/download.html Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Xterm Font Colors
On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, mrc wrote: >Thanks Paul for the clear lesson. And I read the relevant man page. >But my problem seems elsewhere. When I go into a directory - using ls - I find >that some files are red. But on my monitor this color is difficult to read. >So I'm trying to find out what file I can edit to change that choice of color. For that you have to dive into /etc/DIR_COLORS (and yes, that is all CAPS!) Good luck. I have changed meny things in there also, but some things still keep coming up wrong. Paul -- All problems can be solved by salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Traceroute...
On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Robert Griffiths wrote: >Hi, when i try to use the command 'traceroute' i get a command not found >reply but i searh for traceroute i find it in /usr/sbin/traceroute, I've >only been using linux for a couple of days so help would be great, also does >'whois & nslookup' come with linux cos i get command not found with them >aswell...i'm running mandrake 7.1. If you can help, thanks in advance. /usr/sbin is not in the default path for a user. You need to run /usr/sbin/traceroute or add the dir to your path. Paul -- When angry, count to 4. When very angry, swear. -Mark Twain http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
