[newbie-it] problemi con ghostview e riconoscimento device x11alpha
Salve a tutti, mi chiedevo se qualcuno di voi potesse aiutarmi. Io ho installato Mandrake 7.0 e ho necessita' di lavorare con file poscript. Ho riscontrato un problema con ghostview che non si presenta invece utilizzando la red hat, e cioe' non appena cerco di aprire un file postscript mi da due errori che elenco di seguito: 1) Unknow Device X11alpha 2) Error: Postcript interpreter failed in main window premetto che ho installato tutti i vari pacchetti relativi a ghostcript and interpreti vari e che ho provato a leggere lo stesso file su la stessa versione di gv che se ricordo bene e' la 3.58 su red hat e lo apre perfettamente, ho fato eseguire la stessa prva con lo stesso file da altri amicie il risultato e' lo stesso, gv su Mandrake da lo stesso tipo di errore e su red hat no. A questo punto mi chiedevo se qualcuno di voi ha avuto lo stesso problema e lo ha risolto oppure se potete suggerirmi come fare a risolerlo. non posso cambiare da Mandrake a Red hat che forse sarebbe la soluzione migliore perche' a parte che mi piace piu' Mandrake, ho installato una serie di programmi e sarebbe tropo complicato rifare tutto se non forse impossibile. Ringrazio fin d'ora chiunque volesse darmi una mano alfredo
Re: [newbie] Installation of Extension CD
Why oh why do I/we keep seeing double postings??? Is something about my configuration??? John Rye wrote: Budiono Tjia wrote: Hi, I am new to linux and I really need you all to help me out for the Installation problem. I have Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe. and during the installation, I only can install the first CD (Installation CD) when the computer ask me to change the CD to Extension CD, I can't do it because the CDROM can't be open. So right now I want to install the extension CD. How can I do that? I also have There was some discussion on this issue some time back, you could check the archives for details, I think there was some delay involved while the installation process completed some other task - how long did you wait? I use an old Pentium 133 and often have to wait - coffee break - I return and carry on problem for setting up my pci modem so that I can connect to the Internet. If some of you have the experience, would you please tell me how to set the PCI modem? At risk of getting flammed!!! You need to supply more information... Type of modem, ComPorts, Irq, etc. It's well nigh impossible to help you without basic info. For my part Every Internal modem I've tried out has been tested on my 386dx40 running Windows 3.11 BEFORE I paid the dollars - if it didn't work there it wasn't going to work anywhere else. Basically if the packaging for the modem suggests it's designed for Windows 95 or 98 make very sure that YOU the user can set it up the way YOU want not the way the manufacturer thinks you want it... Mostly if you go for an external modem you are much less likely to have any hassles. Your answer will be very appreciated. Thanks, Budiono __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] VCD player?
Hmm... I'm having 256 Mb of RAM, but I remember when I only had 64 (On my K6-2 450) MpegTV was running fine. But the older version is running better here than the one which comes with 7.1 Maybe you should try the old version from 7.0? I tried using it but I only get a small size screen and the frames rate is only aroung 18. Not to compare to commercial win programs like XingMPEG which runs at full screen with frames rate up to 30, maybe, Linux needs a little bit more RAM as mine is only 64 Mb. But one thing, which I'am quite sure is Linux seems to be easting a lot of my RAM because whenever I run KDE, which in order to use MpegTV , I see only 7 Mb of my RAM free. Well, I'am sure all of those utilized RAMs are probably put into good use like networking stuff. Hey, thanks for the tip. From: Hellmut [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] VCD player? Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2000 21:46:57 +0200 Hi! MpegTV plays VCDs. Cheers! I need a program to play VCD's".dat" files. Thanks in advance. _ 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. -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo _ 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. -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
Re: [newbie] Minicom Program
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Barry Premeaux wrote: Thanks for the setup info. Getting minicom up and running is something I have wanted to do, but never got around to. One problem I am having is after running through the setup while in su, I can run it just fine as su, but not as user. I get : minicom: cannot open /dev/ttyS1: Permission denied I have been trying to figure out where to run chmod to get user access. I already have user x permission on minicom. How do I clear the permission problem? Interestingly enough this happens to me too, as I have tried it just now. (I don't have a modem but I should be able to set this up anyway.) I hope someone else can give you a hint on the permissions for this. I can't get it to work either. Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] What's everybody's favorite email package?
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Romanator wrote: Any thoughts on what your favorite email package is and why? Pine. No mouse needed, fast, no HTML problems, highly configurable. Exactly what I want. Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Code Warriors Wanted !
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Vic wrote: What the heck is a "nbsp" ? It is a NonBreaking SPace. Something inside an HTML page that is inserted to allow for more spaces in a row. Regular browsers will take out extra spaces. This is a trick to add another space. I always wonder why people send webpages to mailing lists... Paul On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: !doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en" html Dearnbsp; forum; I'm interested in speaking with any experienced programmers who are familiar with "Porting" a Windows-Based program to a Linux-based one, whether or not "Wine" would have to be used or not. My office uses a 16 bit program which it currently the only POS standing between anbsp; totally Linux office, and a half and half environment. This program is designed to access an on-line binary database, and then downloads these binary files to be merged with one large data file.nbsp; I'd really like to find a way to switch it over to Linux, without using some sort of Windows emulator, so if anyone's interestednbsp; innbsp; having a new project, get back to me at this forum, or email me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]/html -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Hard Drake version
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Craig Westerman wrote: How do I find what version of Hard Drake I have installed? Thanks It tells you when you run it. Otherwise look in Help- about Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote: My experience was also that DSL is faster in linux then in windows. We had a LAN with three computers on My ISDN line is also faster in Linux than in windows. Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] compatibility question?
On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Merida, Humberto wrote: Is mandrake compatibal with Windows NT? I have an NT box at work and I want to make it a dual boot. Humberto Mandrake is an OS, like Win NT. They do not have anything more in common. If you have a computer, you can run mandrake on it. Just READ things before you begin. Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] lib.so.conf
Hey... Could someone post the standard mandrake lib.so.conf file? I. deleted mine. (it's a long story) thanks... -- jon
Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.
I have used both cable modem and DSL. I prefer the cable modem because it is faster in my area. The drawback of DSL is the further you are from the main office or switching cabinet the slower your speeds will be.I must have been to far away only averaged 80KB downloads with DSL. I average 300-400KB downloads. (Yes KB and not Kb).Cox@home uses dhcp but my IP has been static for around 8 mos.You have to have a legitimate host and server name such as host#.city1.home.com for you box and names for your mail servers,Default gateway IP and DNS IP. These should be provided when the tech does the install unless they have a self install option in your area.I have never noticed any real bandwidth draw down but I live in Phoenix and the technology is well established.I will give DSL credit for better security in that you are on an isolated line up to the phone company.Using a decent firewall and not sharing your files can keep you fairly safe on either setup. Regards, John From: Patti Wavinak [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Cable Modem. Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 14:31:12 + (GMT) Personally I would go with DSL if it is available in your area. My reason for this is the main reason a person gets cable or DSL is because of the fast connection and being on 24/7. The more subscribers on a cable line the slower it will access (and download) depending on the amount of people that are "on" at that time. We have our DSL line through Pacbell and they do not support Linux (if you should have a problem) and I believe that most of them will say that they don't support Linux. I have figured out the reasoning for this and that is because Linux has a much faster bandwidth than Windows does. I tested this out when downloading the 7.2 Beta -- on Linux it downloaded at an average of 148 K/sec when doing it on Windows it was 52K/sec BIG DIFFERENCE!! Just throwing in my $.02 worth (add California tax 8.5%) giggle Patti Registered Linux User #184611 Original Message On 9/8/00, 4:15:35 AM, Greg Stewart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.: Setting up a cable modem to work in linux is usually as easy as setting up a network card. However, apparently depending on your local provider's implementation, there are a couple things to keep in mind: Most cable providers use DHCP to assign the IPs to attached hosts, but some use Static assignments.If they use DHCP make sure you have the latest DHCPD or pumpd, whichever you plan to use. Most cable companies seem use the MAC address of the cable modem itself for LAN identification, but a few are actually using the MAC address of your internal network card. This will cause problems if you need to change the network card in your computer. Check with your cable provider, and try to get as much information out of them as possible. It may not be easy...the support techs I've had to speak with at optonline don't seem to have a clue about networking issues. The big solution is to turn off the computer, turn off the modem, and then turn both back on. Oh, and then try using WinIPConfig.exe in windows (they hardly even undestand the output of the command line "ipconfig /all". --Greg - Original Message - From: "Robin Regennitter" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am thinking about getting cable modem as my internet connection and I wonder if there would be any problem with getting connected with Linux. Has anyone got cable modem that would like to share with me. Problems or not? Like some advice before getting it. Rob __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif _ 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] rpmfind.net
Paul escribió: On Fri, 8 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: I'm having problems while trying to download rpms through rpmfind.net... is it just me?? 8-? You can go to the french mirror at fr.rpmfind.net I am sure that makes it easier for you in Spain. I am in Holland, I use that one also. Maybe it's too busy now? Or i'm trying to download something that's not yet downloadable?? I've tryed the french ftp and the same happens. Trying to download ClanLib-0.4.4-7mdk.i586.rpm and all XFree 4.0.1 packages i have no luck -no one starts downloading-. And i'm downloading mp3s without any problem! -not from there, of course!- ;-) Paul -- Q: Why are there so many Smiths in the phone book? A: They all have phones. 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] ICQ 11407395 Joan.Tur.pagina.de Club.Ibosim.pagina.de
Re: [newbie] ISP
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: someone was acting clueless about something i asked, i was sarcastic he got pissed insulted me and well it went down hill from there Aaaah yes...I remember...thank you. I'm up to speed again. It was late lastnight and I was having trouble putting the peices together. :) -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496
Re: [[newbie] USRobotics modem problems]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kandace Little) wrote: I can not get this modem working wit Linux not sure why though, It works just find when running windows. It is a sportster 33.6 ENT FAX modem and I find I like the little thing ;). The problem I am having is that when I go to call out, it finds the modem says it is ready then starts to initialize and goes no father. My modem is in COM port 1, I used dev/ttyS0 instead of dev/modem. I also tried it the other way as well. It once said that it was setting speaker volume but stopped there. Speaker does not mean that much to me anyway since I can not seem to get my sound going hehe.. Dam sound it built onto the Mobo it is ESS and SB compatible but still does not seem to work. Anyway and help would be great. Thanks! Stephen == Try this Stephen (until someone gives you a more permanent fix): When you call up kppp, click on setup - modem - Query Modem. Regardles of the gibberish you get back, close and then hit connect. Worth a try ;o) Mike "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." -Benjamin Frankilin Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
Re: [[newbie] Serial Port]
"Philip Ferguson" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Which one of the millions of entries in my /dev directory is my serial port? Thanks, Phil = ttySx (I think ;o) ) Mike "What contemptible scoundrel has stolen the cork to my lunch?" --W. C. Fields Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
Re: [[newbie] compatibility question?]
"Merida, Humberto" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: == Is mandrake compatibal with Windows NT? I have an NT box at work and I want to make it a dual boot. Humberto == Absolutely! I think you *may* have to let then NT booter do the booting for you, although GRUB might also be able to boot NT. Mike "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
Re: [[newbie] USRobotics modem problems]
Michael Scottaline wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kandace Little) wrote: I can not get this modem working wit Linux not sure why though, It works just find when running windows. It is a sportster 33.6 ENT FAX modem and I find I like the little thing ;). The problem I am having is that when I go to call out, it finds the modem says it is ready then starts to initialize and goes no father. My modem is in COM port 1, I used dev/ttyS0 instead of dev/modem. I also tried it the other way as well. It once said that it was setting speaker volume but stopped there. Speaker does not mean that much to me anyway since I can not seem to get my sound going hehe.. Dam sound it built onto the Mobo it is ESS and SB compatible but still does not seem to work. Anyway and help would be great. Thanks! Stephen == Try this Stephen (until someone gives you a more permanent fix): When you call up kppp, click on setup - modem - Query Modem. Regardles of the gibberish you get back, close and then hit connect. Worth a try ;o) Mike = Just a thought - reading quoted part of your message ... Isn't the mouse assigned Com 1 regardless of being serial or USB. Would Kandace not be better off to configure the modem to Com 2 ?? I had the same problem with an external til I swapped the cables around. Cheers
Re: [[newbie] USRobotics modem problems]
John, You're correct. The correct place to have this modem is /dev/ttyS1, set the control to none, and the speed to 115000. that should get this Sportster working just fine.
Re: [newbie] netscape segmentation fault
I guess it's time for me to chirp in giggle. I use Star Office for Thanks for chirping Patti. both mail and browser and have found it extremely useful...it is more like a mini-operating system than a office suite. I need to use Netscape Exactly, which is the thing that turns me off. I'm using the spreadsheet and word processor but don't want to become too dependent upon it as it's just not designed properly in my opinion. I'll take a look at the mail tool though and see whether I find it superior to Netscape. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installation of Extension CD
PMJI, I thought I am the only person who is receiving duplicates ! At 09-09-2000 06:05 PM, you wrote: Why oh why do I/we keep seeing double postings??? Is something about my configuration??? John Rye wrote:
Re: [newbie] Installation of Extension CD
Why oh why do I/we keep seeing double postings??? Is something about my configuration??? If there is John, then I've got the same problem. I suspect it's a server problem. Now there we go...complaining in double. Cheers -- Larry
Re: [[newbie] compatibility question?]
Oses do not have compatibility _problems_, but they do have trouble to co-habit!
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Re: [newbie] penguin icons
I agree regarding the root login - however seems that even in the GUIs one needs to violate the conventions now and then. I guess my view is that the commandline has conventions and that the GUIs are now developing them. I only have two neurons and so I need to use them wisely when it comes to learning sys admin. So, I stick with commandline control. Probably silly but it is my way. I run single user here so the security issues are less of a concern, if I can't fix what I just stuffed up - I reload the opsys. I have Me too but I need to protect my system from me and that's a big job :-) Interface debates?? I just don't bother with them, I use KDE for my primary user and Icewm for my secondary (which is used for maillist grin...UNIX has failed to enter the mainstream desktop because of interface debates. Linux seems to be struggling with the same problem. I don't worry about interface debates but I keep my eye squarely on them as it will affect my future with Linux whether I like it or not. stuff), I find KDE does most of what I want. It's a bit slow on this I prefer it as well, though I admit that I haven't tried everything else. Probably the quirk which bugs more than any other is a form of key bounce from the mouse. I am partially disabled and don't have total I'm afraid I show my Windows stripes all too often with double-clicking apps. I guess two is better than one but only sometimes. I've posted a couple of times looking for a fix to slow the double-click timing, but without luck. I know there at least one other user out there with the same problem as I have and who wants a similar fix. I haven't found anything like that yet. Cheers --- Larry
[newbie] kmix
Having some trouble with the settings with kmix 1.01 My system is a dual Celeron 400 running Mandrake 7.0 . Soundcard is a SoundBlaster AWE64 isa ( sorry no more details ). Sound works fine, mostly listening to mp3's. The trouble is setting the options in kmix. I can select the channels to be displayed and volume levels with no problem. But every time I restart kmix all channels are displayed and its at full volume ( very loud ) I have three machines running Mandrake 7.0 with different Soundblaster cards and the they all do the same thing. What am I doing wrong. Thanks Pat
[newbie] cable modem conexion
i´m new in the world of linux and i use a mandrake 7.1 pentium3 533mgh 128 ram the question is that i use a cable modem conexion but i can`t conect properly what are the steps for a conexion my isp use dhcp thanks
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Larry Marshall wrote: I agree regarding the root login - however seems that even in the GUIs one needs to violate the conventions now and then. I guess my view is that the commandline has conventions and that the GUIs are now developing them. I only have two neurons and so I need to use them wisely when it comes to learning sys admin. So, I stick with commandline control. Probably silly but it is my way. Nuttin silly about it all... I keep a Console window open at all times running Midnight Commander (Been using Norton for so many years now it's real hard to navigate about any other way. As for your two neurons - do you walk on yours?? Like me ?? I run single user here so the security issues are less of a concern, if I can't fix what I just stuffed up - I reload the opsys. I have Me too but I need to protect my system from me and that's a big job :-) Interface debates?? I just don't bother with them, I use KDE for my primary user and Icewm for my secondary (which is used for maillist grin...UNIX has failed to enter the mainstream desktop because of interface debates. Linux seems to be struggling with the same problem. I don't worry about interface debates but I keep my eye squarely on them as it will affect my future with Linux whether I like it or not. stuff), I find KDE does most of what I want. It's a bit slow on this I prefer it as well, though I admit that I haven't tried everything else. I've recently returned to ?nix after being burned on four occassions by system sneakers inside of of a couple of weeks. Initially was quite frustrated trying to find my way around - things were sufficiently different to Altos and Sco Xenix to get me really very confused. The confusion still arises - hence my re-install count is 29 since April!! Just the fact that some things are in different places. I don't have any recent ?nix documentation - I fall back to "The UNIX Programming Environment" by Kerningham and Pike, which I think I aquired at my first System Admin course way back in the early 80's. Probably the quirk which bugs more than any other is a form of key bounce from the mouse. I am partially disabled and don't have total I'm afraid I show my Windows stripes all too often with double-clicking apps. I guess two is better than one but only sometimes. I'm pretty certain my hassle is a timing thing within the mouse modules. My Windows m/c is 'adjusted' so that I have to actually press and release twice before the double gets activated. There has to be a way and from the disability point-of-view needs to be addressed. I no longer have the tenacity to reverse-engineer or write modules... N'er mind we'll get there cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] (no subject)
On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Erik Hallsten wrote: unsbuscribe newbie Amazing with what new ways to write it some people come up with... Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
[newbie] for if grep ???
Hi everyone, I am messing with a script and I run into a problem (would you otherwise hear from me?) The problem: I receive a bunch of files at time. Depending on certain keywords in the file I need to move these files to specific location. My attempt: for a in * ; do if [ 'grep -cif okfiles $a 0 ' ] ; then echo Move $a! ; fi done Clearly this does not work. The grep within the if [] does not cut it. I know the grep itself is working (-c for counting the occurence, -i for ignoring case, and -f okfiles to use 'okfiles' as the source of correct keywords. All files that have one of the keywords in them, listed in okfiles, has to be moved. But the test does not work. It's probably something simple that I miss. I also tried [ 'grep -cif okfiles $a ' 0 ] and [ 'grep -cif okfiles $a' ] 0 but no good. Can someone help me with this one? Thanks! Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Larry Marshall wrote: I've seen reference to Midnight Commander but haven't tracked it down. It sounds like it would serve as an intermediate between a GUI filewindow and doing a whole lot of cd-ing. Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's almost exactly like the Dos equiv. - a few shortcuts have been implemented differently - but it sure makes navigation easy. As for your two neurons - do you walk on yours?? Like me ?? I'll have to give that a try. It's fun when you leave your props behind grin I've recently returned to ?nix after being burned on four occassions by confusion still arises - hence my re-install count is 29 since April!! I'm really new back to Unix myself. Have also done a bunch of installs, taking a look at the various distributions, looking at what's installed under various conditions, and just trying to learn how Linux works. I've only looked at Mandrake, I brought a copy of the Macmillan 6.5 package while in MA and NH in December, liked what I saw - I've since moved to 7.0 - and thinking about the move to 7.1. The motivation for a bunch of this is unclear to me. For instance, they've maintained the "." designation for control files for everything except Linux itself. Maybe my memory is poor but it also seems that there is no consistency in the use of /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin and other directories of that ilk. I'm not ofay with the history of Linux - I suspect that Linus may have been avoiding copyright issues. Sure catches me still but less and less Then I get something like Star Office, that comes as a binary and it just dumps itself all over the place in the location where you point it. I'm whining but give me a tarball with proper paths and standard path designations any day. Is it my imagination or is the Red Hat distribution different from Mandrake in its path locations? I pulled Star Office from Sun in 7 tarballs way back (ver 5.1). I do like it even if it takes an age to load up on this old beast. RedHat/Mandrake paths?? dunno, I assumed that because L-M was a sub/super set of RH that they'd be pretty much the same - Bit like the difference between say a Holden Commodore and a Chevvy Lumina - labels and trim... and both modeled off an Opel !!! Environment" by Kerningham and Pike, which I think I aquired at my first System Admin course way back in the early 80's. You were into Unix before I was. I first started working with Unix when I put a Sparcstation on my desk to develop for forest service clients. Quite a shock as I'd never done any multi-user OS stuff and the 20+ volumes of documentation that came with the machine seemed a sea of "stuff." I chuckle when I see people here trying to do Linux without advanced reading :-) Boy, do I remember those days - sigh... Since you've got a long history with Unix and have been into Linux longer than I, maybe you can advise regarding some of the graphics toolsets and which I should concentrate on. I did a bunch of work with tcl/tk way back when but there was no QT then and Perl was just beginning to be developed so I never had to interface Perl with any of it. Should I want to or is writing vanilla C++ with one of the graphics packages the way to go? Should I spend my time learning QT or just bring myself up to speed with current versions of tcl/tk? So much to learn. Problem here is that I don't think I'm qualified any longer to venture an opinion where programming languages are concerned - too long away. I guess the only opinion/comment I would make in this area is that programming in whatever language is a young persons'domain for the most part. I think many of us oldies are too set in our ways to make the mental shifts. I look at some of the code here and go to the fridge for a beer after 5 minutes just to stop the headhurt! Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] kmix
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: Having some trouble with the settings with kmix 1.01 My system is a dual Celeron 400 running Mandrake 7.0 . Soundcard is a SoundBlaster AWE64 isa ( sorry no more details ). Sound works fine, mostly listening to mp3's. The trouble is setting the options in kmix. I can select the channels to be displayed and volume levels with no problem. But every time I restart kmix all channels are displayed and its at full volume ( very loud ) I have three machines running Mandrake 7.0 with different Soundblaster cards and the they all do the same thing. What am I doing wrong. Thanks Pat Pat, Open up the /etc/rc.drc.local file in a text editor and add: aumix -v 40 The 40 is the percentage and can be anything up to 100% (Thanks to Tom Brinkman for this) Your eardrums will be very greatful! Roger
Re: [newbie] What's everybody's favorite email package?
On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, "Roman" == Romanator wrote: Roman Hi Gary, Roman Mutt sounds good. I think I'll try it out. Roman Thanks Roman, You will love it. One thing it does better than any other MUA is the way it handles threads, which makes it perfect for e-groups. This is one of the major differences between Mutt and Pine. Mutt, you can set up anything your way, and visually see threads. You can also re-list the mbox or mh anyway you want after you open it up, on the fly, same for searching. It is the most customizable MUA I have ever seen. They also have a great help email list, which is very active. The best way to get into Mutt is to go on their site and download the Muttrc file from Telsa. (I think it is in the 3rd party additions section, or something like that) She has commented just about everything, and makes customization extremely easy to do. Once you see her file, you can adapt those sections to your existing mailboxes, i.e. directories. You can pretty much just leave her muttrc file as is otherwise and use it. I can send you the colors section which will really enhance your visual experience in Mutt (either in terminal or X). Like Pine, your hands will never leave the keyboard for any function in Mutt, but once you get with the power of it, you will see the dramatic difference. When I first started with Mutt, I knew nothing about it, but her muttrc setup (and documentation within it) was so good, it was easy to get going. -- Best regards, Gary Today's thought: Life is what happens to you when you're making other plans. Dictated entirely by voice with ViaVoice for Linux PGP signature
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Kathleen Dickason wrote: The delete button is your friend...I use mine lots :) Kathleen Do you know how to recognize a russian keyboard? Has no ESCAPE key! Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [Re: [newbie] Whats everybodys favorite email package?]
Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Pine for my personal e mail box, K mail for my linux mail, and Netscape mail to experiment and tune up the pop server. = I use kmail to receive mail. It can handle multiple popmail accounts (I have three diffeent ones), has easy to setup filters that work reasonably well, and has been exceptionally reliable for me (although I've read comments to the contrary from others shrug). I typically use Pine 4.21 to sent smtp mail through my ISP (unless I'm simply replying to mail I've just received in kmail. then I just click the reply button. For this list and some others, I use different free web based accounts. Mike "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing and dreadful idolatry took place there!" Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail
RE: [newbie] Video Card
Would you contact me directly please with the list of video cards, manufacturers, models, etc. The e-mail address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have a few more questions and would like to do a follow up. Thank you. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Goldenpi Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 2:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Card I have 3 pci cards, and 1 agp. The agp is the slowest. agp is probably capable of going faster, but I just cant get it to go above 5, while my pci does 60. The benchmark program I used was the setup program on screamer 2, which runs some tests on the video card. Its agp x4 Linux is not good for gameing. Networks, internet, programing, all good. But not gameing. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 8:08 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Video Card Excuse for asking ... but why are you suggesting PCI? It seems that if the board supports AGP 4x or even 2x then you can certainly use the Nvidia based chipset video cards under Mandrake 7.1. Since I'm jumping in the middle - maybe there was part of the thread that I missed like the type of mb. Just curious. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Goldenpi Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 11:07 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Card It works with most cards. Are you planing to do lots of gameing? You wont under linux, but if you duelboot with windows get something pci and accelorated. Otherwise get something pci and cheap. - Original Message - From: Jason Ashman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Video Card On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: Anybody have any suggestions for a good Video card. I am running 7.1. Thanks, Chris Kelly Registered Linux user 185775 -- Get a Voodoo3 PCI, it works great for me, plus it is cheap. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] rpmfind.net
On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Joan Tur wrote: I'm having problems while trying to download rpms through rpmfind.net... is it just me?? 8-? You can go to the french mirror at fr.rpmfind.net I am sure that makes it easier for you in Spain. Maybe it's too busy now? Or i'm trying to download something that's not yet downloadable?? I have tried that Clanlib thing, and that gives an error here also, probably something wrong there. Other stuff gets here just fine. (Did not try the Xfree 4 packages though.) Good luck, anyway... Paul -- Q: What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back? A: A stick. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 -=PINE 4.21 on Linux Mandrake 7.1=-
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
syhim77 wrote i like to type kpackage in command line rather than using kmenu in kde. it prevent you from searching it in kmenu. Larry Marshall wrote: I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can toggle on the reverse arrows on the tool bar to get installed or uninstalled. (Assuming you have rpmdrake installed also). Remember: Life is good, just don't weaken. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
syhim77 wrote yea...thats the good idea Dennis Myers wrote: SU in a Konsole or be in root and type in "kpackage". If it is already installed the window should pop up for you to look for files. Also you could try "rpmdrake" to see what is installed or not installed. You can toggle on the reverse arrows on the tool bar to get installed or uninstalled. (Assuming you have rpmdrake installed also). Remember: Life is good, just don't weaken. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] What's everybody's favorite email package?
Noemail, Pine, and Netscape at the moment. :-) Dan -- NeoMail - Webmail that doesn't suck... as much. http://neomail.sourceforge.net
Re: [Re: [newbie] Whats everybodys favorite email package?]
Hi, all -- I also have tried kmail for mail and have found it unsatisfactory. Quite often it will hand up on a particular EMail. The problem may, of course, be kppp, but I see it most with kmail. Dare I say it, when I return to NT and use PMMail i never have a problem. BTW, there is a chance that PMMail will be available within the forseeable future for Linux. pete On 9 Sep 00 12:29:13 EDT, Michael Scottaline wrote: Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Pine for my personal e mail box, K mail for my linux mail, and Netscape mail to experiment and tune up the pop server. = I use kmail to receive mail. It can handle multiple popmail accounts (I have three diffeent ones), has easy to setup filters that work reasonably well, and has been exceptionally reliable for me (although I've read comments to the contrary from others shrug). I typically use Pine 4.21 to sent smtp mail through my ISP (unless I'm simply replying to mail I've just received in kmail. then I just click the reply button. For this list and some others, I use different free web based accounts. Mike "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing and dreadful idolatry took place there!" Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Pete Clapham Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio, 44115 Voice: [216] 687-4820 Fax: [216] 523-7200 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [newbie] Cable Modem.
At 21:27 09/08/2000 -0400, you wrote: That's waht my sisters boyfriend says. He installs cable for @home. Nevertheless, my cable is ridiculously variable. As high as 150K and as low as 500k on a daily swing. Like clockwork everynight between 3 and 10pm My conneciton is as slow as a 56k dialup. My experience with DSL is that it is a little slower then cable is when cable is maxing itself out but it is also dependable and consistent! Abe /lots of stuff snipped out/ I have noticed even with T1 at the office, the internet slows way down around 3 ~ 5 PM. I have a feeling it's kids coming home from school and logging on in huge numbers, but maybe I'm all wet. I don't think it's just your cable. (I have ADSL here, BTW, and I like it fine, but then, cable Internet's not available here.) --doug
Re: [newbie] ISP
normally i do unless i am dead beat tired and just trying to get rid of mail In a message dated 09-Sep-00 10:18:27 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Is there a way you can quote which message you're replying to? This gets pretty confusing... Kathleen
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote: look i apologize now can we drop this bs -- I second that notion, this got way out of hand. Let it go. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] ISP
i guess russians dont know the meaning of escape, to busy defecting, lol In a message dated 09-Sep-00 11:34:21 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Do you know how to recognize a russian keyboard? Has no ESCAPE key! Paul
Re: [newbie] ISP
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: someone was acting clueless about something i asked, i was sarcastic he got pissed insulted me and well it went down hill from there -- I have the same sarcasm problem, but in the future, you need to note the sarcasm for people in the message, remember it is very hard to read feelings via e-mail. You may think you are being sarcastic, but another reader may see it differently. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com
Re: [newbie] Video Card
I totally dissagree ... I bought Quake 3 from Loki and it runs awsome with no hangups and my framerates rock! Lonny Selinger
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Larry go into the drakconf click user addition and at the bottom you will see icon and a down arrow. you can select the icon to use with the user...unfortunately I don't know how to change an existing user. Larry Marshall wrote: I stumbled on a "simple" thing today that had me scratching my head. I helped a buddy install Mandrake 7.0 today. In doing so we set up an account for him (his name is Bob) and Mandrake decided to make his login icon a girl. I did point out to him that it was a cute girl but he preferred the bald penguin as it more resembled his own dome. Anyone know where this info is held and how Mandrake is deciding what icon to use? I'm presuming there's some sort of look up table somewhere as if we called him Rob he suddenly became a guy penguin :-) As an aside, I didn't realize until I got home that my installation doesn't even have icons, which suits me fine but what did I do to get rid of them (or lose them if that's your view)? Not the most pressing of Linux questions but certainly a curiosity. "man silly penguin icons" didn't generate any answers :-) Cheers --- Larry
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
On Fri, 08 Sep 2000, you wrote: I used a very small install of mandrake, and now i want to add and remove packages. How do i do this? I also think drakconf is missing - how do i get it? If you don't have kpackage or have problems, use the command line. To list all packages: rpm -qa To search for a specific package: rpm -qa | grep part of package name you want to look for To uninstall something: rpm -e package name It's not as easy as kpackage but it'll do the job. It won't let you uninstall anything without you removing dependencies first, so you can't break your system too badly. -- --Arcana
Re: [newbie] Humor me - how can I move a currently installed OS off one platfo rm to another?
On Wed, 06 Sep 2000, you wrote: I have finally after months of attempts got everything to install and work out of the box, but in desparation I installed it on a temporary machine - "a proof of concept" type thing. In the next few weeks I will buy a new mother board and hope to move off the temporary platform to the new setup. I assume that I will need to re-install of the root partition but how about the /swap, /boot, and /home partitions? Also, any suggestions purchasing a socket 7 motherboard (I'm using an AMD K6-266)? Why do you think you need to do a reinstall? You can usually migrate a hard drive from one machine to another without many problems. You should, if nothing else, be able to start up the machine and be able to do most of the stuff you normally do, with the exception of some hardware specific things (for example, if you changed your video-capture card for a non video-capture card). You may also end up with a lot of useless software as well, but nothing on Linux should break. My suggestion is to try moving the HD yourself without reinstalling, THEN consider doing a reinstallation. If you do need to reinstall, you would probably want to reinstall: / /usr /boot (format swap space) Things you can keep: /usr/local /home /root -- --Arcana
[newbie] Installation of extension CD
Hi, I am new to linux and I really need you all to help me out for the Installation problem. I have Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe. and during the installation, I only can install the first CD (Installation CD) when the computer ask me to change the CD to Extension CD, I can't do it because the CDROM can't be open. So right now I want to install the extension CD. How can I do that? I have tried to install one by one using RPM command but I got dependency error. I also have problem for setting up my pci modem so that I can connect to the Internet. If some of you have the experience, would you please tell me how to set the PCI modem? Your answer will be very appreciated. Thanks, Budiono __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] Cable Modem.
It's probably everyone at the office trying to avoid work the last two hours of the day! Where I work, this starts at 11:30am! :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Doug McGarrett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have noticed even with T1 at the office, the internet slows way down around 3 ~ 5 PM. I have a feeling it's kids coming home from school and logging on in huge numbers, but maybe I'm all wet. I don't think it's just your cable. (I have ADSL here, BTW, and I like it fine, but then, cable Internet's not available here.) --doug __ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
You could still use RPM. From a terminal window: $ rpm -Uvh foo-2.0-1.i386.rpm --doug At 12:47 09/09/2000 -0500, you wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Mandrake seems to be pushing Kpackage into the background in favor of its own rpmDrake. You should be able to find kpackage on the Kmenu though, just deeper in the tree than normal. In 7.1 it's under Configuration-Packaging-Kpackage. Of course you can just type kpackage on the commandline too. This is one example of the dynamic nature of the GUI for Linux management that causes me to use this stuff in a limited way. It'll be great once stabilized but it's a moving target right now. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] (no subject)
Paul wrote: On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Erik Hallsten wrote: unsbuscribe newbie Amazing with what new ways to write it some people come up with... Paul I thought this list is supposed to be a help resource. I don't remember Erik asking for ridicule. Fuzz
Re: [newbie] LZH file
Carroll Grigsby wrote: Anthony wrote: How do I view a .lzh file? I was downloading some Dance Dance Revolution (really really cool arcade game) movies, and I came across some that ended in .lzh. I tried viewing them in GTV, but it didn't do anything. So what program do I need to view lzh files? I'm running Mandrake 7.1. Checking Kpackage I found that I have a program installed called lha that is supposed to deal with lzh files. There is no man page, but typing lha at the prompt gave me its help screen with all the commands. Also found nothing in /usr/doc. HTH Fuzz
Re: [newbie]OT penguin icons OT
You guys go right ahead. This kind of conversation is on eof my favorite parts of this list. I would say to just add OT to both sides of the subject line and keep on goin'. Dacia --- John Rye [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Larry Marshall wrote: I've seen reference to Midnight Commander but haven't tracked it down. It sounds like it would serve as an intermediate between a GUI filewindow and doing a whole lot of cd-ing. Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's almost exactly like the Dos equiv. - a few shortcuts have been implemented differently - but it sure makes navigation easy. As for your two neurons - do you walk on yours?? Like me ?? I'll have to give that a try. It's fun when you leave your props behind grin I've recently returned to ?nix after being burned on four occassions by confusion still arises - hence my re-install count is 29 since April!! I'm really new back to Unix myself. Have also done a bunch of installs, taking a look at the various distributions, looking at what's installed under various conditions, and just trying to learn how Linux works. I've only looked at Mandrake, I brought a copy of the Macmillan 6.5 package while in MA and NH in December, liked what I saw - I've since moved to 7.0 - and thinking about the move to 7.1. The motivation for a bunch of this is unclear to me. For instance, they've maintained the "." designation for control files for everything except Linux itself. Maybe my memory is poor but it also seems that there is no consistency in the use of /usr/bin, /usr/local/bin and other directories of that ilk. I'm not ofay with the history of Linux - I suspect that Linus may have been avoiding copyright issues. Sure catches me still but less and less Then I get something like Star Office, that comes as a binary and it just dumps itself all over the place in the location where you point it. I'm whining but give me a tarball with proper paths and standard path designations any day. Is it my imagination or is the Red Hat distribution different from Mandrake in its path locations? I pulled Star Office from Sun in 7 tarballs way back (ver 5.1). I do like it even if it takes an age to load up on this old beast. RedHat/Mandrake paths?? dunno, I assumed that because L-M was a sub/super set of RH that they'd be pretty much the same - Bit like the difference between say a Holden Commodore and a Chevvy Lumina - labels and trim... and both modeled off an Opel !!! Environment" by Kerningham and Pike, which I think I aquired at my first System Admin course way back in the early 80's. You were into Unix before I was. I first started working with Unix when I put a Sparcstation on my desk to develop for forest service clients. Quite a shock as I'd never done any multi-user OS stuff and the 20+ volumes of documentation that came with the machine seemed a sea of "stuff." I chuckle when I see people here trying to do Linux without advanced reading :-) Boy, do I remember those days - sigh... Since you've got a long history with Unix and have been into Linux longer than I, maybe you can advise regarding some of the graphics toolsets and which I should concentrate on. I did a bunch of work with tcl/tk way back when but there was no QT then and Perl was just beginning to be developed so I never had to interface Perl with any of it. Should I want to or is writing vanilla C++ with one of the graphics packages the way to go? Should I spend my time learning QT or just bring myself up to speed with current versions of tcl/tk? So much to learn. Problem here is that I don't think I'm qualified any longer to venture an opinion where programming languages are concerned - too long away. I guess the only opinion/comment I would make in this area is that programming in whatever language is a young persons'domain for the most part. I think many of us oldies are too set in our ways to make the mental shifts. I look at some of the code here and go to the fridge for a beer after 5 minutes just to stop the headhurt! Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Cheers -- ICQ# 89345394 Mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] OT: cd createing
John Rye wrote: Goldenpi wrote: I have been createing cds, for use on both windows and linux, containing programing stuff. I have created it all on my hdd, but when I try to put it on the cd it I am given the choice between iso9660 and some filesystem called jouliet(I think). What is this filesystem, how well supported is it, and which should I use. If I use iso9660 I would have to do a lot of reorganiseing directorys. Jouliet is the long filename system. Just about every cd burner I've seen gives this as an option to the ISO9660 definition. ISO9660 is a internation standardised method for placing/writing data data to CDROMs I suggest reading the man pages for the particular program you are using. cheers Just to clarify a bit, (cut and pasted from CD-writing HOWTO) The most obvious difference between the ISO 9660 filesystem compared to the Extended-2 filesystem is: you can't modify files once they are written. Other limitations of the ISO-9660-filesystem include: only 8 levels of sub-directories allowed (counted from the top-level directory of the CD) maximum length for filenames: 32 characters 650 MB capacity RockRidge is an extension to allow longer filenames and a deeper directory hierarchy for the ISO-9660 filesystem. When reading a CD-ROM with RockRidge extensions under Linux, all the known properties of files like owner, group, permissions, symbolic links appear (feels like a Unix filesystem). These extensions are not available when reading the CD-ROM under DOS or the Windows-family of operating systems. El Torito can be used to produce bootable CD-ROMs. In order to use this feature, the BIOS of your PC must support it. Roughly speaking, the first 1.44 (or 2.88 if supported) Mbytes of the CD-ROM contains a floppy-disk image supplied by you. This image is treated like a floppy by the BIOS and booted from. (As a consequence, while booting from this virtual floppy, your original drive A: (/dev/fd0) may not be accessible.) HFS lets a Macintosh read the CD-ROM as if it were an HFS volume (the native filesystem for MacOS). Joliet brings long filenames (among other things) to newer variants of Windows (95, 98, NT). However, the author knows of no tool that allows long filenames under plain DOS or Windows 3.11. HTH, Fuzz
Re: [Re: [newbie] Whats everybodys favorite email package?]
Michael Scottaline wrote: Vic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use Pine for my personal e mail box, K mail for my linux mail, and Netscape mail to experiment and tune up the pop server. = I use kmail to receive mail. It can handle multiple popmail accounts (I have three diffeent ones), has easy to setup filters that work reasonably well, and has been exceptionally reliable for me (although I've read comments to the contrary from others shrug). I typically use Pine 4.21 to sent smtp mail through my ISP (unless I'm simply replying to mail I've just received in kmail. then I just click the reply button. For this list and some others, I use different free web based accounts. Mike "Many loads of beer were brought. What disorder, whoring, fighting, killing and dreadful idolatry took place there!" Baltasar Rusow, Estonia, 16th century Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://home.netscape.com/webmail Although, I'm using Netscrape 4.73, does kmail work on cable? And, if there are any cable users out there, how did you set yours up? I'd like to try them all until I find the most comfortable one to use. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] Video Card
Hey, you should qoute the messages your responding too. I have no idea what your talking about because this thread is about a week old and has been very active. Quake3 runs great in linux. I've got it on two machines. One is mandrake 7.02 with two voodoo2's x 3.3.6 and the other machine is mandrake 7.1 and a voodoo5. I must say that the mouse works A LOT BETTER in x 3.3.6. This is a known issue and has something to do with DGA extensions and the way quake3 implements them. If anyone is having problems like that w x 4.01 please write to Loki as they currently only sort of believe that there is a problem. Dacia --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I totally dissagree ... I bought Quake 3 from Loki and it runs awsome with no hangups and my framerates rock! Lonny Selinger __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
[newbie] Which kernel is recommended for updating for mdk7.1?
Hi, I noticed there are different flavors of kernels for updating. Another one was just released on Sept. 4th. 2.2.17. Before I ruin another update, which kernel is recommended? I have mdk7.1b Hydrogen installed. By the way, can I test the newer kernel by saving it to a new floppy and booting it from the floppy? Any help would be appreciated. -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] ISP
Jason Ashman wrote: On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: someone was acting clueless about something i asked, i was sarcastic he got pissed insulted me and well it went down hill from there -- I have the same sarcasm problem, but in the future, you need to note the sarcasm for people in the message, remember it is very hard to read feelings via e-mail. You may think you are being sarcastic, but another reader may see it differently. Jay "Every man dies, not every man really lives." http://www.mrsnooky.com Very true. Roman
RE: [newbie] Cable Modem.
I did not see anywhere near this dramatic of a drop off in performance when I had DSL. Typically I saw a drop from the average 90-110KB rates to about 75-50KB. On cable I'm getting a drop from 100-150KB to 10KB-500kb. That is not a typo. I don't believe that every day the internet gets so congested that every site I try to connect to can only broadcast at less then 28.8 dialup rates. My brother and dad do not have these problems with @home in the same city. They simply live in areas that have very light cable usage and have brand new lines. My dad gets somewhere between 1.5 and 3 Meg's transfer rate all the time. Even in the afternoons. @home simply will not do anything about this because my connection is "fast enough" as one of their tech support people told me. Abe = Original Message From "Greg Stewart" [EMAIL PROTECTED] = It's probably everyone at the office trying to avoid work the last two hours of the day! Where I work, this starts at 11:30am! :-) --Greg - Original Message - From: "Doug McGarrett" [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have noticed even with T1 at the office, the internet slows way down around 3 ~ 5 PM. I have a feeling it's kids coming home from school and logging on in huge numbers, but maybe I'm all wet. I don't think it's just your cable. (I have ADSL here, BTW, and I like it fine, but then, cable Internet's not available here.) --doug _ _ Vous avez un site perso ? 2 millions de francs à gagner sur i(france) ! Webmasters : ZE CONCOURS ! http://www.ifrance.com/_reloc/concours.emailif Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
RE: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user) OT
http://www.linux-mag.com/online/compton_c04_01.html //-Original Message- //From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry //Hignight //Sent: Friday, September 01, 2000 6:52 AM //To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] //Subject: Re: [newbie] AGH!! Linux not ready for prime time (OS/2 user) //OT // // //"Austin L. Denyer" wrote: // // There never was much support for OS/2. Comparatively few // applications // were ever ported, and (compared to the competition at the time) was // a // real resource hog. // // To what are you comparing it, specifically? Boot time was far quicker // than // Windows, IIRC. // // Well, when I tried it (which was a good few years ago now) Windoze 3.1 // was king, Win95 was still a dream project called Chicago, a college // student called Linus Torvalds had just started releasing a (then very // basic) Minix/unix clone on an unsuspecting world, and my 486 with 8megs // of RAM made me the envy of my colleagues. OS/2 was a slug on 8megs, and // really needed 16megs to start performing. Now, I was living in the UK // at the time, with RAM costing $130/meg... // //I seem to recall a ZD article suggesting that OS/2 was king if it had 16 //megs of ram; however, comparing OS/2 to Win3.1 is a lot like comparing //minix to unix. You get what you pay for in a sense. If you were to open //five applications in os/2 and the same five applications (or close //substitutes) in win3.1, I think you'd see os/2 just beating the //snot out of //windows. // // Anyway, I'm interested in your comments, as I gave up with OS/2 fairly // quickly and would love to hear a more informed opinion, although I think // we ought to take this thread to private e-mail before the net.police get // us #;-D // // Regards, // Ozz. // //Please don't ... I'll cheerfully add a OT and look forward to more //conversation on the subject. // //-- //Larry Hignight Descent 3 Beta tester Caldera Linux 2.4 // // 3:45pm up 27 days, 23:53, 5 users, load average: 0.11, 0.12, 0.06 // // // // // //
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Richard Garand wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Huh? Are you using 7.1? Did you do a normal install? Did you exclude packages during the install? As for your specific question, yes...you can use kpackage or rpmdrake to get a list of rpm packages but if you don't have those I don't know of any way to do it. Personally I'm not sold on rpm installations but maybe that's just because of my unfamiliarity with them. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Don't know what this has to do with penguin icons but I for one am certainly enjoying it, so please don't stop!! Well...first there was this dumb question I asked about penguins. Then there was my announcement that I had only two neurons. Then John insisted that I demonstrate it :-) Cheers --- Larry
RE: [newbie] Installing packages
never mind, a reinstall fixed all i problems and i have rpmdrake and kpackage -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 3:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Installing packages Richard Garand wrote: KPackage and rpmDrake aren't in the menus, there's no configuration-Packagin, and they don't work from the console. Do i have to re-install Mandrake? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Larry Marshall Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:28 AM I looked in the gnome and KDE menus and i don't see kpackage.is it an archive extraction-installation program? Is there a way to get a list of all the mandrake packages like in the install? Huh? Are you using 7.1? Did you do a normal install? Did you exclude packages during the install? As for your specific question, yes...you can use kpackage or rpmdrake to get a list of rpm packages but if you don't have those I don't know of any way to do it. Personally I'm not sold on rpm installations but maybe that's just because of my unfamiliarity with them. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Just type 'mc' at your terminal prompt - it should be part of the standard install. It's almost exactly like the Dos equiv. - a few Very interesting...something new to play with. thanks. I'm not ofay with the history of Linux - I suspect that Linus may have been avoiding copyright issues. Sure catches me still but less and less Could be. My understanding, though, is that he started with Minix in mind and Tannenbaum's book is pretty widespread and there's been a number of offshoots of Minix. Gee...times do change. You just made me remember buying Tannenbaum's OS book and the Minix package and paying nearly $300CDN for it. All you got was source code and there wasn't much in the way of apps that ran with Minix. Yep...the good old days weren't. I pulled Star Office from Sun in 7 tarballs way back (ver 5.1). I do like it even if it takes an age to load up on this old beast. I sure wish they'd hack those apps away from that distortion called their desktop. They've learned from Mr. Gates..."do it all in one place" is a "feature", not a stupid idea...at least in their minds. I like the apps but it seems so non-Linux to have such an integrated approach. RedHat/Mandrake paths?? dunno, I assumed that because L-M was a sub/super set of RH that they'd be pretty much the same - Bit Agreed, but I could have sworn that when I had RH installed it's use of directories was more what I was used to than with Mandrake. It's probably my two neurons acting up again. Boy, do I remember those days - sigh... Yeah...you've got me thinking about a lot of those "old times"...like the $600 bill for those manuals. Problem here is that I don't think I'm qualified any longer to venture an opinion where programming languages are concerned - too long away. It's for the same reason that I'm asking the question. I guess the only opinion/comment I would make in this area is that programming in whatever language is a young persons'domain for the most part. I think many of us oldies are too set in our ways to grin...and they don't mind that "just one more compile" routine at 3AM:-) I've written a lot of C++ code so I'm pretty comfortable with using class libraries and such. tcl/tk is nice cuz it works on many platforms and I know something about it. But like you say, writing lots of code is not something I'm dying to do. But with gnu C++ compilers and such sitting on my machine, I'm sure I'll "need" some sort of utility that doesn't exist currently. At this point I'm about to hack together a decent addressbook but I really should spend my free time learning more about Linux rather than doing what I know how to do :-) Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. You're probably right. Is there an old fart's list somewhere? Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] What's everybody's favorite email package?
On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, "Ken" == Ken Wahl wrote: Ken I've never used Exmh so I don't know about that one. It runs in the Ken terminal but I wouldn't exactly call it command line. Exmh is the GUI version of mh. It is the overall best MUA around. It handles in-line HTML, or anything, will filter to metamail, PGP, etc. . However, given all this power, it has a longer learning curve, as it uses Tk. There are several add-ons that can be applied, like what you see for my reply - how it sets up your cited quotes. It also is extremely customizable, and it has its own editor which is really pretty good, or you can use your favorite. Spell checks on the fly also. I can send anyone a screen shot if they are interested, just drop me a line. All folders are kept in tabs in front of you. -- Best regards, Gary Today's thought: Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again.
Re: [newbie] penguin icons
Larry Marshall wrote: Comment - We must be about due for a flame here - something about wasting bandwidth on reminiscing. Don't know what this has to do with penguin icons but I for one am certainly enjoying it, so please don't stop!! Well...first there was this dumb question I asked about penguins. Then there was my announcement that I had only two neurons. Then John insisted that I demonstrate it :-) Cheers --- Larry Aaah Larry, don't worry about it. We all run a few neurons shy of a whole molocule now and then. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496
Re: [newbie] Installation of extension CD
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: Hi, I am new to linux and I really need you all to help me out for the Installation problem. I have Mandrake 7.1 Deluxe. and during the installation, I only can install the first CD (Installation CD) when the computer ask me to change the CD to Extension CD, I can't do it because the CDROM can't be open. So right now I want to install Be patient, wait, sit back, read a book, have a smoke/beer/coffee/whatever. It will open eventually. the extension CD. How can I do that? I have tried to install one by one using RPM command but I got dependency error. You can do it this way, just install the dependencies also. SUsE and Debian are better at this than Mandrake. I also have problem for setting up my pci modem so that I can connect to the Internet. If some of you have the experience, would you please tell me how to set the PCI modem? Most, but not all pci modems are "winmodems". Most but not all just won't work in any OS other than Windows. See http://www.o2.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html and http://www.linmodems.org for more info. -- Alex (Go easy on me, I'm a COBOL programmer in real life)
Re: [newbie] Kmenuedit is not instlled
even with the menueditor working (terminal and type kmenuedit or Kconfig..othermenu editor) the first items on my menu aren't editable: logout, lockscreen, panel, disk navigator, - anyone know if these can be altered? bascule P I just installed Linux Mandrake 7.1. I have found that the kmenu editor is not installed. When I click on the icon, it says Ooops. Menu Editor is not installed.
Re: [newbie] Installing packages
Kpackage should be a rpm on your installation disks you should be able to install it right from the CDs I'm not sure which one it is on, but I suspect it would be found on the second installation CD, just a guess, look on both. If you have RPMDrake installed then the installation of any rpm is mostly a breeze, barring dependencies getting involved. Let us know how this proceeds, there is a lot of help here on the list. -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842
RE: [newbie] Video Card
Quake3 runs great in linux. I've got it on two machines. One is mandrake 7.02 with two voodoo2's x 3.3.6 and the other machine is mandrake 7.1 and a voodoo5. I must say that the mouse works A LOT BETTER in x 3.3.6. This is a known issue and has something to do with DGA extensions and the way quake3 implements them. Dacia Hey Dacia, I was wondering if you could give me an idea of how to setup the Voodoo cards under Linux? I'm not really jazzed about buying another video card, but I would like to setup one machine to play games on and I'm having no luck with my current hardware. Were you able to run Quake 3 out of the box on a clean install of Mandrake 7.0/7.1 or did you have to do some tweaking? I would really like to know if ANYONE has been able to get the Matrox G400 dual head card working with Quake 3 and Mandrake (or any version of Linux for that matter). Thanks, Mike
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
Cheer up, I spent $100 for windows and it didnt work right either! But seriously, from the command line you almost certainly have vim, emacs, probably pico, and several other editors that will do the job in the command line. Each of them will be well (but possibly cryptically) documented. See for instance man emacs. It took me a while to get used to reading man pages, but thats where the good stuff is. You can open two terminals, one with the editor and one with the man page, and you'll get it! Good luck. Gene [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why is it my problems are ignored for stuff that has been answered a million times over yet i sit here with a linux prompt and no x windows :( xf86config doesnt work anymore so i cant use that, found an xf86config file that was optimized for my system yet i cant save it to linux, because i dont have pico, kedit made for xwindows! like that will work, spent $30 for linux mandrake and thinking i wasted money with lack of help and a system that linux just seems to hate
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
problem is knowing the names of the man pages
Re: [newbie] RAM Detection
It must be manufacturer because I've never had mandrake not detect all of my ram yet my brother had to do the lilo thing to use his second 128M stick. Dacia --- Patti Wavinak [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My better half g has 256M and it is detected on every installation...I on the other hand also have 256M and it does NOT detect it :-( Personally he thinks it depends on who made the chip...some chips are more sensitive than others. We have the same amount of memory but different manufacturers so what he thinks makes a lot of sense. Patti Registered Linux User #184611 Original Message On 9/10/00, 6:04:21 AM, Dennis Myers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding [newbie] RAM Detection: I just checked on my install of 7.0 to double boot with Win98 and found that the installation detected my 128M of ram. Why would it work on my machine when I read that so many others must do the append mem= thing to get their RAM recognized? Not complaining, just curious, cause maybe there is something in autodetect that happens during config. Has anyone else seen the correct ram detected during installation? -- Dennis a registered linux user #180842 __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] 250 programs ?
I can certainly apprecite what Patrick is say, but then again I'm like Dacia. I enjoy that journey too! :) -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Dacia and AzureRose wrote: One of the things I love about mandrake is sitting down to install, choosing development or expert and diggin through the entire list of available packages. Its sort of a voyage of discovery. I guess that this is my round about way of saying that I would sort of prefer to find out for myself what all those packages are. Dacia --- patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: does anybody know what the extra 250 programs in mandrake 7.2 are. if not i think we should all revolt and make em tell us. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
try using vi. It's way cooler than pico anyway. What seems to be the problem with you display? I honestly don't remember seeing any posts from you about configuring X. But you've got my undivided attention fellow penguin keeper! :) -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why is it my problems are ignored for stuff that has been answered a million times over yet i sit here with a linux prompt and no x windows :( xf86config doesnt work anymore so i cant use that, found an xf86config file that was optimized for my system yet i cant save it to linux, because i dont have pico, kedit made for xwindows! like that will work, spent $30 for linux mandrake and thinking i wasted money with lack of help and a system that linux just seems to hate
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
naaah...it's just a real pain to use till you get used to it. Vi is much easier to learn than emacs. IMHO of course. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: thought emac was for mac comps, maybe i read to much into names
[newbie] configuring sound and network cards
I have a Startech NE2000 compatible ethernet card on ISA, and a Yamaha waveforce 192XG PCI sound card. How do i configure these to work in linux? For the ethernet card, i know the windows hardware settings, my IP address, my subnet mask, 2 DNS servers, the search domain or domain suffix and the default gateway address (for my internet connection)
RE: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line text editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far. Abe = Original Message From Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] = try using vi. It's way cooler than pico anyway. What seems to be the problem with you display? I honestly don't remember seeing any posts from you about configuring X. But you've got my undivided attention fellow penguin keeper! :) -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this| ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why is it my problems are ignored for stuff that has been answered a million times over yet i sit here with a linux prompt and no x windows :( xf86config doesnt work anymore so i cant use that, found an xf86config file that was optimized for my system yet i cant save it to linux, because i dont have pico, kedit made for xwindows! like that will work, spent $30 for linux mandrake and thinking i wasted money with lack of help and a system that linux just seems to hate Jesus saves, Allah forgives, Chthulu thinks you'd make a nice sandwich.
Re: [newbie] RAM Detection
Hi Dennis, I didn't have any trouble when I installed Mandrake on my machine at work. It too has 128MB RAM. I think though it's got something to do with the mobo that's being used. I guess some do and some don't. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Dennis Myers wrote: I just checked on my install of 7.0 to double boot with Win98 and found that the installation detected my 128M of ram. Why would it work on my machine when I read that so many others must do the append mem= thing to get their RAM recognized? Not complaining, just curious, cause maybe there is something in autodetect that happens during config. Has anyone else seen the correct ram detected during installation?
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:50:20 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ok my problem is while i was able to use x windows everything was too big and changing resolution didnt help so i tried going from a 800x600 lcd display to 640x520 and then x windows wouldnt load, so i tried using the xf86config program and it decided it didnt want to go any farther then monitor choice and promptly crashed, so now i have no x windows and a complete loss of ideas to fix it given how new i am to linux try using vi. It's way cooler than pico anyway. What seems to be the problem with you display? I honestly don't remember seeing any posts from you about configuring X. But you've got my undivided attention fellow penguin keeper! :) -- Mark -
Re: [newbie] RAM Detection
We have identical motherboards and the mobo detects all of my ram -- go figure ;-) Patti Registered Linux User 184611 Original Message On 9/9/00, 7:55:45 PM, Mark Weaver [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote regarding Re: [newbie] RAM Detection: Hi Dennis, I didn't have any trouble when I installed Mandrake on my machine at work. It too has 128MB RAM. I think though it's got something to do with the mobo that's being used. I guess some do and some don't. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message... | Registered Linux user #182496 On Sun, 10 Sep 2000, Dennis Myers wrote: I just checked on my install of 7.0 to double boot with Win98 and found that the installation detected my 128M of ram. Why would it work on my machine when I read that so many others must do the append mem= thing to get their RAM recognized? Not complaining, just curious, cause maybe there is something in autodetect that happens during config. Has anyone else seen the correct ram detected during installation?
Re: [newbie] Can PC Anywhere work
If you want to be able to use both on either PC there's a program called VNC that works great. There's a version for both Windows and Linux. The URL is: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/ Give it a try. We use it quite heavily where I work. It helps us take care of a lot of user-troubles that we would normally have to run up and down the stairs to take care. Not to mention that at times they thing we're working magic before their eyes. We can also use it to perform system maintenence during the weekend from home, so there are lots of applications for the program. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Neil Kate wrote: Is there a thing I can load on my Linux box to let me control a MS pc running PCAnywhere?
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
i dont care what it is as long as its currently on my system, easy to get to since im still learning file structure of linux, and it doesnt give me a headache trying to save an xf86config file from windows to linux, had to use windows to find file that may or may not work In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:58:23 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line text editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far. Abe
Re: [newbie] Can PC Anywhere work
Neil Kate wrote: Is there a thing I can load on my Linux box to let me control a MS pc running PCAnywhere? You could try running it under wine. The other alternative is vmware. -- Barry :-)
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why is it my problems are ignored for stuff that has been answered a million times over yet i sit here with a linux prompt and no x windows :( xf86config doesnt work anymore so i cant use that, found an xf86config file that was optimized for my system yet i cant save it to linux, because i dont have pico, kedit made for xwindows! like that will work, spent $30 for linux mandrake and thinking i wasted money with lack of help and a system that linux just seems to hate You should have vi loaded and be able to run it as your editor. -- Barry :-)
Re: [newbie] 250 programs ?
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: One of the things I love about mandrake is sitting down to install, choosing development or expert and diggin through the entire list of available packages. Its sort of a voyage of discovery. I guess that this is my round about way of saying that I would sort of prefer to find out for myself what all those packages are. well if somebody tells us maybe they will make note at the top of their post and that way u dont have to know :) deal? Dacia --- patrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: does anybody know what the extra 250 programs in mandrake 7.2 are. if not i think we should all revolt and make em tell us. __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
On Sat, 09 Sep 2000, you wrote: thought emac was for mac comps, maybe i read to much into names thats what i thought too
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
To start with, you didn't LOOSE XWindow from your system. It's got a bad config, but that's reparable...okay, take a deep breath, and... type this (no quotes) "Xconfigurator" Go thru the whole process of setting up the XWindow system again (mouse, keyboard, Xserver, and finally display). Choose a different display, and be SURE that the settings you choose for the display are not going to exceed your monitors abilities. You can find this on the website of most manufacturer's tech support sections. Best of luck, let's here what the turnout is... Steve Weltman (from LA) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :( i dont care what it is as long as its currently on my system, easy to get to since im still learning file structure of linux, and it doesnt give me a headache trying to save an xf86config file from windows to linux, had to use windows to find file that may or may not work In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:58:23 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line text editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far. Abe
[newbie] question
What is a good program to use that will log attempts to scan your box? Preferably something that can detect stealth scans. TIA, Dan
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
Um, that was meant to be "let us hear what happened here"...You get the idea... Steve W. - Original Message - From: "Steve Weltman" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:51 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :( To start with, you didn't LOOSE XWindow from your system. It's got a bad config, but that's reparable...okay, take a deep breath, and... type this (no quotes) "Xconfigurator" Go thru the whole process of setting up the XWindow system again (mouse, keyboard, Xserver, and finally display). Choose a different display, and be SURE that the settings you choose for the display are not going to exceed your monitors abilities. You can find this on the website of most manufacturer's tech support sections. Best of luck, let's here what the turnout is... Steve Weltman (from LA) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :( i dont care what it is as long as its currently on my system, easy to get to since im still learning file structure of linux, and it doesnt give me a headache trying to save an xf86config file from windows to linux, had to use windows to find file that may or may not work In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:58:23 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line text editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far. Abe
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
Ok...here's what ya do. At the LILO prompt boot linux by typing the label name that you normally use and add a number 3 to it. It might look something like this: boot: linux 3 ENTER This will take you to "run level 3" which is the console login as opposed the the X login screen. Log in as root and at the command prompt type: setuptool ENTER This will start the console configuration utility that will allow you to configure X-windows and get you back into X. A little tip about what NOT to choose for your display this time would be definately do NOT choose LCD because that is a laptop setting and explains perfectly why you've been having such a horrible time getting x to run. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:50:20 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ok my problem is while i was able to use x windows everything was too big and changing resolution didnt help so i tried going from a 800x600 lcd display to 640x520 and then x windows wouldnt load, so i tried using the xf86config program and it decided it didnt want to go any farther then monitor choice and promptly crashed, so now i have no x windows and a complete loss of ideas to fix it given how new i am to linux try using vi. It's way cooler than pico anyway. What seems to be the problem with you display? I honestly don't remember seeing any posts from you about configuring X. But you've got my undivided attention fellow penguin keeper! :) -- Mark -
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
problem is knowing the names of the man pages This is an understated and underestimated problem with computers and software in general. We're provided with lots of syntactic reference support (here's all the options you can use with this command) but very little guidance when it comes to what exists, why you'd want to use what exists and how the heck what exists works. The vast majority of questions asked here involve just those questions. Truthfully, in my limited experience, the Linux world provides answers to those kinds of questions better than most I've been part of, at least in part because it's such an Internet saavy community. But a couple basic books, like "Running Linux" from O'Reilly Press sure help fill in the details. One thing that's overlooked (mostly cuz you gotta know it's there) is the large library of "how to" articles that come with Mandrake (in the Documentation section). These explain many aspects of how computers work, how to install stuff, how to do stuff with apps that are included and such. We get so caught up in making particular things work that we often lose sight of the fact that we need to read about systems in general...at least I do. But one solution to the problem you've stated is to sit down some night with a good brew, go "cd /usr/bin" (and later other directories), do "ls -al" and then just start typing "man filename" for each of the files contained in that directory. You'll be amazed at how much you learn in a short period of time. Cheers --- Larry
Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :(
that certainly is one way to do it, albeit a 10 mile hike when the distance to the goal is only a few hundred yards away. using the console utility "setuptool" will do a very nice job of getting X configured and running again. not to mention that it's much easier to use and there's less chance of messing up other settings in the process. That was a lesson I learned the hard way. Especially after I made the jump from RedHat to MAndrake. But that's another story... :) -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Steve Weltman wrote: To start with, you didn't LOOSE XWindow from your system. It's got a bad config, but that's reparable...okay, take a deep breath, and... type this (no quotes) "Xconfigurator" Go thru the whole process of setting up the XWindow system again (mouse, keyboard, Xserver, and finally display). Choose a different display, and be SURE that the settings you choose for the display are not going to exceed your monitors abilities. You can find this on the website of most manufacturer's tech support sections. Best of luck, let's here what the turnout is... Steve Weltman (from LA) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2000 8:09 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] last one to be answered :( i dont care what it is as long as its currently on my system, easy to get to since im still learning file structure of linux, and it doesnt give me a headache trying to save an xf86config file from windows to linux, had to use windows to find file that may or may not work In a message dated 09-Sep-00 21:58:23 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: It cracks me up how everyone has suggested a different command line text editor. Vi, Emacs, Vim and Pico so far. Abe
Re: [newbie] Can PC Anywhere work
neither of which are all that they're cracked up to be. There is a good solution for Linux where this issue is concerned and VNC fills that spot nicely. -- Mark ** =/\= No Penguins were harmed | ICQ#27816299 ** _||_ in the making of this | ** =\/= message...| Registered Linux user #182496 On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Barry Premeaux wrote: Neil Kate wrote: Is there a thing I can load on my Linux box to let me control a MS pc running PCAnywhere? You could try running it under wine. The other alternative is vmware. -- Barry :-)
[newbie] I am having problems with my modem
I have a US Robotics 56K Sportster modem, it is about 3 years old so it is not a winmodem. Anyway, I can get linux to find the driver and query the modem, but it always says "the modem is busy." I need to get this running as soon as possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mark
[newbie] Printer problems
I have an HP Deskjet 722C printer and I can not get it to work in Linux. The system finds the printer, tells me what it is and the selects a driver, but the driver does not work properly. The test page prints, but very very slowly and it is all jumbled up and unreadable. I have tried some of the other drivers, but none of them seem to work either. Does anyone have any ideas? Mark
