Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation
Alan Shoemaker wrote: > Ana Hill wrote: > > I feel like I'm flooding everyone's inbox with junk.. I > > just tried to install again and noticed that mandrake 7.2 > > complete doesn't actually give the choice to do an > > automatic, custom, or expert install.. I went to look in > > the installation and user guide for it and it seems it > > was written for the "Power Pack Deluxe" and that some > > steps for the "Complete" pack may be different.. I doubt > > that has anything to do with anything, I think I'm just > > running around in circles.. I don't want to manually set > > the partitions though. thanks so much again, Ana > > Anathis is a private message. Do you have an AOL > Instant Messenger screenname? I'm on AIM right now as > alanmshoem and will talk with you on there (it's more like > chat than messaging back an forth) about your problems with > your install. If not, don't worry about it I just thought > it might be more convenient, at least for the moment. Well it would have been private if I'd remembered to remove the newbie address!! Sheesh!!! -- Alan
Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2
Thanks for the answer. I agree with you 100% They try to imitate windows when they shouldn't. Like the Linux world is lacking ideas!! - Original Message - From: "skidley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:48 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2 > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > > > > > > The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only > the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for > christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on > it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. > I hate it. > -- > Chad Y. > Registered Linux User #195191 > >
[newbie] Re:] linux can't partition during installation
Ana Hill wrote: > I feel like I'm flooding everyone's inbox with junk.. I > just tried to install again and noticed that mandrake 7.2 > complete doesn't actually give the choice to do an > automatic, custom, or expert install.. I went to look in > the installation and user guide for it and it seems it was > written for the "Power Pack Deluxe" and that some steps for > the "Complete" pack may be different.. I doubt that has > anything to do with anything, I think I'm just running > around in circles.. I don't want to manually set the > partitions though. thanks so much again, Ana Anathis is a private message. Do you have an AOL Instant Messenger screenname? I'm on AIM right now as alanmshoem and will talk with you on there (it's more like chat than messaging back an forth) about your problems with your install. If not, don't worry about it I just thought it might be more convenient, at least for the moment. -- Alan
Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation
Ana Hill wrote: > hi, I must say, this is a little overwhelming but I fear I > will get no sleep untill I have this installed and running > .. hmmm, ok, I have linux mandrake 7.2 kernel version > 2.2.17, I chose to do an auto install , and I have a 10 GB > harddrive. I hope that helps a little > thanks again, > ana [snip] Anait sounds like you've got windows occupying the entire 10gb drive and that the DiskDrake partition resizer can't resize (make it smaller so there is room on the hard drive to create some Linux partitions) the windows partition for you. If that's the case, and you just reinstalled windows anyway, then reinstall it again, but make the windows partition 5 gigs instad of 10. Then when you go to install Linux there will already be 5 gigs of free space where Linux can install itself. -- Alan
[newbie] Linuxconf not working
I am running Mandrake 7.2. From KDE, I keep trying to launch Linuxconf from the Drakconf window, but when I click on it, I hear the hard drives spin up, the icon goes gray for a second, but comes back, and nothing happens. I have uninstalled the linuxconf-1.21r5-5mdk RPM and reinstalled it, but it still does nothing. Can anyone recommend some more courses of action to fix this problem? Thank you, Brian
[newbie] g++ compiler error
Hello. I wrote an elementary C++ program with vi and called it temp.cpp After compiling with g++ temp.cpp I'm presented with the executable a.out (which is as it should be). My problem is, when I try running a.out all I'm getting is bash: Command not found Any ideas?
Re: [newbie] Stupid printer question
yeah, and it just flashed this box and did nothing after that. I noticed that on linuxprinting.org I had to get a couple of files off of that site for the old HP Deskjet. I think it works now, I just have to lpd -Pqueue instead of just lpd. I do not have the ink cart yet, so I just have to judge by the way the carriage is acting that it is printing correctly, at least it is trying. I will let you know when I actually get the ink cart in if it is actually printing the correct characters. Thanx On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Till Kamppeter wrote: > Did you set up your printer with printerdrake or printtool? > >Till > > > Vic wrote: > > > > Well ladies and germs, I snooped in the newbie and > > the expert archives and I saw some things about > > lpd but, not enough to inform me of what > > I need to do. > > > > I have an od HP Deskjet, just Deskjet > > nothing else after no number or anything. > > > > It is obviously a black and white printer > > but, I still wonder how to get the lpd > > running, I can dump text into the > > /dev/lp0 port and I'm running > > Mandrake 7.0-2 > > > > So I cannot install KUPS or cups, > > can't upgrade just yet, > > I have some more issues to deal > > with. > > > > I think I am seriously missing something > > about the lpd daemon as it will not > > do anything, netscape print function just > > errors as: lpr lp lp printer unknown, > > is it possible to also use fonts with > > this printer? > > > > Thanks > > > > Vic
Re: [newbie] StarOffice as user
When you install Star Office, you need to append the setup command with /net. So type this "./setup /net" Then once you install it to /usr/local/whatever, as a user type "./setup" and it'll install about 4 MB of files in your /home directory. Then you can use Star Office as a user. If you need clearer/better info, read the instruction manuel you can download off of Sun's site. It's in the "Network Installation" section. > Hey, was wondering if anyone could help me with starting StarOffice as a > user rather than root. > -- Anthony http://binaryfusion.net Press any key to continue, or any other key to quit.
Re: [newbie] Cable Modems
I can't get Optus@Home running with DrakConf either. The only solution was to do pretty much the same thing as you have done. I run the line dhcpcd -d -n -h hostname eth0 at the command line as root (it doesn't work as user). The -d creates a small log file that can be used for troubleshooting (it doesn't generate much output, so you won't be overwhelmed with data) and the -n renews the connection if dhcpcd is already running. That way I can put the line as a cron job to run every five minutes to prevent connection dropouts, which occur from time to time on the Optus network. Also, put the line in your /etc/rc.d/rc.local file so that you automatically connect at bootup. On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:55, David Grubb wrote: > Hi all, > > Loaded 7.2 onto the box at home last night, and apart from one glitch, had > no problems. > > The one glitch is this: Have cable internet connection through Optus@Home > (the Aussie arm of Excite@Home) which I cannot get to work via DrakConf - > after stuffing around in drakconf for a couple of hours configuring the > network card (realtek chipset using ne-2k driver module) I gave up trying > to automagically configure the internet connection in drakconf - went to > the shell and ran dhcpcd -h myhostname eth0 and all was up and working. > > My question is: can someone tell me a simple, straightforward method of > connecting to the internet via cable modem at system startup? All the FAQs, > NHFs, HOW-TOs etc I've found all suggest different methods, and none of > these work > > Cheers > Dave -- Sridhar Dhanapalan "One World, One Web, One Programme." - Microsoft Promotional Ad. "Ein Volk, Ein Reich, Ein Fuhrer." - Adolf Hitler
Re: [newbie] ram issue
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, chronos . wrote: >Hi all, >Having a ram issue my 7.1 box only sees 64 of my 128. So how do I fix this ? I found >this on mandrakeuser.org and Im not sure how this works. It said in grub title linux > kernel (hda0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=dev/hda1 mem=128m So Im not sure where to put >this in. > Thank you, chronos. Hmmm. This should work. In that manner I also appended "ide=scsi" to my grub startup line... Paul -- Not: live and let live But: live and help to live http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
[newbie] kDeveloper
Title: kDeveloper Hi all, Can KDeveloper run with 7.2 correctly? Keith Oxford (IT Manager - Reach Technologies) Cell: 083-651-4031 Tel: (011) 620-0323 Fax:(011) 620-0320
Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation
I feel like I'm flooding everyone's inbox with junk.. I just tried to install again and noticed that mandrake 7.2 complete doesn't actually give the choice to do an automatic, custom, or expert install.. I went to look in the installation and user guide for it and it seems it was written for the "Power Pack Deluxe" and that some steps for the "Complete" pack may be different.. I doubt that has anything to do with anything, I think I'm just running around in circles.. I don't want to manually set the partitions though. thanks so much again, Ana >From: "Ana Hill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation >Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:35:47 -0600 > >hi, I must say, this is a little overwhelming but I fear I will get no >sleep >untill I have this installed and running .. hmmm, ok, I have linux mandrake >7.2 kernel version 2.2.17, I chose to do an auto install , and I have a 10 >GB harddrive. I hope that helps a little _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
[newbie] Soundcard
Dear All, I have been having trouble with my sound playing Mp3's since 7.2. The CD plays fine however not the Mp3's. I went to Enlightenment and the sound there was awful just like my mp3's. Does anyone have any ideas for fixing this? I will appreciate your help. Also, I found an interesting Linux midi and sound web page at http://www.xdt.com/ar/linux-snd/. There is alot of free software for audio. Do you think there could be anything there that would solve my problem? Thanks. Marcia
Re: [newbie] ram issue
the mem=128M (note capital M) must be before the root=dev/hda1 I had the same problem before and that fixed it. Tweeter "chronos ." wrote: > > Hi all, > Having a ram issue my 7.1 box only sees 64 of my 128. So how do I fix this ? I found >this on mandrakeuser.org and Im not sure how this works. It said in grub title linux > kernel (hda0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=dev/hda1 mem=128m So Im not sure where to put >this in. > Thank you, chronos. > -- > Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org > > Powered by Outblaze -- -- Peter Marks [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.tweeterindustries.net Registered Linux User:195435 --
Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2
Don't know. I assumed there was one. Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux user 183185 - Original Message - From: philomena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 11:50 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2 > Sure, but how to you get to the help screen ? I don't see any reference to it > anywhere. > > philomena > > On Wednesday 22 November 2000 06:44 pm, you wrote: > > Well when it starts on my Mandrake 7.2 system, it paints the desktop black > > except for the bottgom panel. I've tried all sorts of options with no > > difference. > > > > I would like to contact the author for help but since I cannot start knotes > > I cannot get to the help screen that will tell me his address. Could you > > give it to me? > > > > Thanks. > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Registered Linux user 183185 > > > > - Original Message - > > From: philomena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 2:55 AM > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2 > > > > > Yup - runs fine for me > > > > > > philomena > > > > > > On Tuesday 21 November 2000 10:17 pm, you wrote: > > > > Has anyone succeeded in getting knotes to start in the new Mandrake 7.2 > > > > without the screen going black until one quits knotes? > > > > > > > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Registered Linux user 183185 > >
RE: [newbie] Optical mouse
you have to manually configure that... i havent even got there yet because I am fighting to configure my net... > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Optical mouse > ** Original Sender: Cyphfer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 21:51:23 -0600 > ** Original Message follows... > > I use a microsoft USB intellimouse explorer. I use it in the USB port. The mouse >is regonized in the BIOS on the TYAN Thunder 100 Dual Pentium II 400 equipped mother >board. Mandrake 7.2 recognized it and set it up as a generic 3 button mouse. It >works, but the wheel function is ignored. > > On Wed, 22 November 2000, -michael- wrote: > > > > > On Wednesday 22 November 2000 16:26, you wrote: > > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: > > > > I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it > > > > to work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? I just > > > > > > potta new one usb mouse today an Intellyeye fromO > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Wayne > > > > > > go to www.linux-usb there is detailed explantions haow to get usb mice to > > > wor > > Mine came with a ps2 adapter! > > -- > > > > -michael- > > Registered Linux user # 195773 > > "Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything > offered to me as the result of an unsolicited email > message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, > mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of > others. This is my contribution to the survival of the > online community." > ___ > > Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! > http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/index.html > > ___ > >** - End Original Message --- ** > animalTK
Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation
hi, I must say, this is a little overwhelming but I fear I will get no sleep untill I have this installed and running .. hmmm, ok, I have linux mandrake 7.2 kernel version 2.2.17, I chose to do an auto install , and I have a 10 GB harddrive. I hope that helps a little thanks again, ana >From: Dennis Myers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation >Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 16:13:45 -0600 > >Ana Hill wrote: > > > I just bought Linux mandrake 7.2 today.. When I tried installing it, I >got > > the error message.. > > "Partitioning Failed: The FAT resizeris unable to handle your > > partition, the following error occured: Can't locate object method "new" >via > > package "rezise_fat::main" at >/usr/bin/perl-install/install_interactive>pm > > line 108 <> line 4." > > > > I feel stupid enough as it is.. I'm still really excited about trying >linux > > for the first time, if only I could actually get past this part.. > > I've just done a reformat and a new install of windows 98se, I also > > defragmented my harddrive .. I don't know what to do now, please help me > > thanks, ana > > >_ > > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >http://explorer.msn.com > >Hi Ana, welcome to the wonderful world of Linux. We need more info. What >version of >mandrake, how big a hard drive and did you choose the auto install or >custom, expert, >just for starters. The Partition for linux will have to be linux native >ext2 or >reiserfs. Did you tell diskdrake to do the auto config? I know that is a >lot of >questions, but the answers will help someone on the list help you. Linux >is a true >marvel if you have been using windows for a while. It's like going from a >biplane to an >F16. Let's give it a go. > > >-- >Dennis M. a registered Linux user #180842 > > > > _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [newbie] linux can't partition during installation
Ana Hill wrote: > I just bought Linux mandrake 7.2 today.. When I tried installing it, I got > the error message.. > "Partitioning Failed: The FAT resizeris unable to handle your > partition, the following error occured: Can't locate object method "new" via > package "rezise_fat::main" at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_interactive>pm > line 108 <> line 4." > > I feel stupid enough as it is.. I'm still really excited about trying linux > for the first time, if only I could actually get past this part.. > I've just done a reformat and a new install of windows 98se, I also > defragmented my harddrive .. I don't know what to do now, please help me > thanks, ana > _ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com Hi Ana, welcome to the wonderful world of Linux. We need more info. What version of mandrake, how big a hard drive and did you choose the auto install or custom, expert, just for starters. The Partition for linux will have to be linux native ext2 or reiserfs. Did you tell diskdrake to do the auto config? I know that is a lot of questions, but the answers will help someone on the list help you. Linux is a true marvel if you have been using windows for a while. It's like going from a biplane to an F16. Let's give it a go. -- Dennis M. a registered Linux user #180842
[newbie] linux can't partition during installation
I just bought Linux mandrake 7.2 today.. When I tried installing it, I got the error message.. "Partitioning Failed: The FAT resizeris unable to handle your partition, the following error occured: Can't locate object method "new" via package "rezise_fat::main" at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_interactive>pm line 108 <> line 4." I feel stupid enough as it is.. I'm still really excited about trying linux for the first time, if only I could actually get past this part.. I've just done a reformat and a new install of windows 98se, I also defragmented my harddrive .. I don't know what to do now, please help me thanks, ana _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [newbie] Optical mouse
I use a microsoft USB intellimouse explorer. I use it in the USB port. The mouse is regonized in the BIOS on the TYAN Thunder 100 Dual Pentium II 400 equipped mother board. Mandrake 7.2 recognized it and set it up as a generic 3 button mouse. It works, but the wheel function is ignored. On Wed, 22 November 2000, -michael- wrote: > > On Wednesday 22 November 2000 16:26, you wrote: > > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: > > > I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it > > > to work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? I just > > > > potta new one usb mouse today an Intellyeye fromO > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > Wayne > > > > go to www.linux-usb there is detailed explantions haow to get usb mice to > > wor > Mine came with a ps2 adapter! > -- > > -michael- Registered Linux user # 195773 "Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited email message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community." ___ Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/index.html ___
Re: [newbie] WINE with Office 97
I highly highly doubt you will get that to install, ever, without MS making a special version of their code just like Corel did when they made their Windows version of WP Suite run on Linux. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
[newbie] registration down;why?
I tried to register my mandrake linux on their site... and it asks for some kind of code...before it takes you to support...but there's NOWHERE to insert it... what's up with this??? -- Registered Linux User:167369 <=KompuKit=> Kit Goins ICQ# 7110071 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Lowell, Mass. Web Designerhttp://kitdesigns.bizhosting.com WebServer: http://kompukit.dyndns.org (Server Runs between M - F 6pm-12am, S & S 12pm-12am EST) <=KompuKit=>
RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet
Well, why dont you tell them how to access this information. That is why this is the newbie linux help. I won't tell them because you are the one that brought up the issue. IF you want them to educate themselves you must first help them by at least educating them to find this information. Yes, one is manual, but if you are an expert you will tell them other ways of finding this information. Such as trying to lock the screen as root... You can see which process isnt running *the name of it* and in the terminal type the name of the process or program that isnt working that go and look for information on that problem. Such as xserver says if you look in the help area that you cant lock the screen as root but goes about telling you how to manually set this, so you can lock the screen as root. > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet > ** Original Sender: Mark Weaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 23:29:50 -0600 > ** Original Message follows... > > You guys don't do a lot of reading do you? There is a TON of HOWTO's and > documentation spread all over your HDD's that Linux has placed there for > the sole purpose of educating folks in the proper usage and operation of > the Linux operating system and it's related application such as telnet and > other's that are considered system critical apps. I would strongly > recommend that you begin to seriously devour this documentation so that > you don't find yourself in a position where you unknowingly compromise the > security of your systems to the point that you can no longer control who > get's in and what little "gifts" they leave behind. You may be awakened > some morning by men wearing cheap suits and badly made dark glasses > wanting total access to your hard drive(s). It isn't hard to turn some > poor unsuspecting users system into a relay station for all kinds of crap > data without the users knowledge if they've left the security doors > hanging WIDE open. > > -- > Mark > > / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat > * in order to get the rats up from below decks > * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned! > * > * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496 > */ > > <*REPLY SEPERATOR*>> > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 Sen Peng had this to say! > > > Hi, I am having a problem with telnet into my linux box too. I can telnet > > into remote sites, but cannot do it other way around. It always tells me > > that "connection closed by foreign host". > > > > In my /etc/inetd.conf I had it setup like following. > > telnet stream tcp nowait root/usr/sbin/tcpd in.telnetd -l -a > > > > Can some one give me idea? what does "-l" and "-a" mean ? > > > > oh... i setup security as medium when I first install the system. > > > > Thanks > > Charels > > > > On 20 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > YOU CAN never ever telnet in as root... it is a security measure that the linux >developers took. and yes the switch user is the right way to get to root. You >must know a user first to get to root or be able to SU... Just another step in the >security area > > > > > > > > > > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Problem with Telnet > > > > ** Original Sender: Fabio Tang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ** Original Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 10:37:19 -0600 > > > > > > > ** Original Message follows... > > > > > > > > > > > Hello ALL > > > > > > > > Here I am having a little problem trying to access the linux with > > > > telnet. Its strangeous when root can' t access but any other commom user > > > > can normally. And if I access like a normal user and after this switch > > > > to root with su command, I get root access normally. Why I can't access > > > > as root in telnet directly ? What may be wrong or misconfigurated ? > > > > Thanks for any help. > > > > > > > > Fabio > > > > from Sao Paulo, Brazil. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** - End Original Message --- ** > > > > > > > > > > > > > animalTK > > > > > > > > > > > > > >** - End Original Message --- ** > animalTK
Re: [newbie] Corel getting out of the Linux business?
I thought it was talked of dumping the Corel Linux distribution, but not the apps on Linux. Had not even heard the distribution was going away, yet. Michael Lueck Lueck Data Systems http://www.lueckdatasystems.com/
Re: [newbie] Optical mouse
Yes I have one however I used the Adapter, if you dont have one you should be able to get one at a comp usa store, to use it in my ps/2 mouse. - Original Message - From: "Wayne Petherick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 6:57 PM Subject: [newbie] Optical mouse > I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it to > work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? > > Thanks, > > Wayne > >
[newbie] WINE with Office 97
Hi ! All I am currently running Linux. I have download WINE program and I have install it at my Linux BOX. I am getting error message at console when trying to install Office97 at my Linux Box. Error Message : Could not stat /mnt/fd0 , ingnoring drive A: Could not stat /c , ingnoring drive C: Could not stat /cdrom , ingnoring drive D: Invalid path ' C:\windows for windows directory Can some guide me what to do ? Thank You Best Regards, SKLIM
Re: [newbie]Dialpad clone?
Marcia wrote: > > Dear Barry and All, How would one go about using Wine with Dialpad? > Thanks. Marcia There were some really good messages on wine awhile back. They would be in the archives. I was just digging through there today looking for some other information. Barry :-)
Re: [newbie]Dialpad clone?
Dear Barry and All, How would one go about using Wine with Dialpad? Thanks. Marcia
[newbie] Wanna see a Penguin puke?
hehe I just learned something I thought I'd share and ask a question at the same time. When you hit CTRL+ESC you get the window manager (or whatever it's called - process viewer). When you Hold down those same keys (in frustration because for example, it didn't respond quick enough - being the very impatient person you are) you get a million copies of the process viewer running at the same time all viewing each other. If you do this, make sure you have that little system monitor applet running so you can catch the fun. Alternatively, you can put your ear next to your computer and listen to all the little baby penguins in your hard drive scream and vomit at roughly the same time. Ugg, had to reset. Happily, no harm was done. Good job Linus! Question: I don't suppose there's a way I can limit the number times a particular application or process will spawn at the same time, is there? -- Brandon Vanderberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dogboy.insanediego.com
[newbie] ram issue
Hi all, Having a ram issue my 7.1 box only sees 64 of my 128. So how do I fix this ? I found this on mandrakeuser.org and Im not sure how this works. It said in grub title linux kernel (hda0,0)/boot/vmlinuz root=dev/hda1 mem=128m So Im not sure where to put this in. Thank you, chronos. -- Get your free email from www.linuxmail.org Powered by Outblaze
Re: [newbie] Optical mouse
On Wednesday 22 November 2000 16:26, you wrote: > On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: > > I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it > > to work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? I just > > potta new one usb mouse today an Intellyeye fromO > > > Thanks, > > > > Wayne > > go to www.linux-usb there is detailed explantions haow to get usb mice to > wor Mine came with a ps2 adapter! -- -michael-
Re: [newbie] Optical mouse
On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Wayne Petherick wrote: > I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it to > work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? I just potta new one usb mouse today an Intellyeye fromO > > Thanks, > > Wayne > > > go to www.linux-usb there is detailed explantions haow to get usb mice to wor -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
RE: [newbie] Staples 7.2
I registered at the mandrake site and they are sending KDE 2 out for free... Just enter your serial number and sign up for support and they automatically ship you the new kde for free :) > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] Staples 7.2 > ** Original Sender: skidley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 10:20:31 -0600 > ** Original Message follows... > > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > > > > > > The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only > the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for > christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on > it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. > I hate it. > -- > Chad Y. > Registered Linux User #195191 > >** - End Original Message --- ** > animalTK
Re: [newbie] Soundcard Wavetable Synth for Linux
Lewis, David S wrote: > Hi Folks, > > I've been trying to get my Sound Blaster PCI 128bit sound > card to work with Linux Mandrake 7.2. Its actually on the > hardware supported list, something I checked before I > bought Mandrake, but after looking into the problem for > over a week I think the guys at Mandrake are telling fibs? > > Harddrake detects the card it and it plays waves no > problem. But when you try to use the cards Midi the midi > files "play" but no sound is heard. The cause of the > problem (according to Creative Labs technical support) is > that the card needs a software Wavetable synth, so the midi > notes are mapped to waves which are part of the > installation software on windows. So when you use the card > on Mandrake it plays silent notes becuase there is no > wavetable software present! > > Can anyone help??? Does anyone know where I can get > software Wavetable Synths for linux, Creative say there is > one called "timote" but I can't find it anywhere?? > > Regards > > David Lewis > > > *** >*** This message may contain information which is > confidential or privileged. If you are not the intended > recipient, please advise the sender immediately by reply > e-mail and delete this message and any attachments without > retaining a copy. > > *** >*** DavidIf you check the volume levels on the sound mixer and find that the midi channel is turned up as it should be and you still can't hear the midi files play then it occurs to me that it's possible that sox didn't get installed during your initial installation. -- Alan
RE: [newbie] dhcp
same here > ** Original Subject: RE: [newbie] dhcp > ** Original Sender: Ewcapada Ewa Kaus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ** Original Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 22:59:22 -0600 > ** Original Message follows... > > > > > I can't get my linux mandrake 7.1 to use dhcp to detect the network settings. I >am currently set up on a network and it recognizes my ethernet card, but doesn't >actually > > get the connection. I have tried dialing up using the modem. It connects to my >local isp, but still doesn't respond. I have tried to install one of the dhcp >programs off > > from the cdrom that came with mandrake, but it doesn't install, it just brings up >the rpm manager. > > > > > > ___ > > Get more from your time online. FREE MSN Explorer download : >http://explorer.msn.com > > What will surely help is reinstalling your Linux Mandrake, or installing > 7.0, or installing 7.2 (not upgrade, just remove everything). Chose the > right network settings when installing (choose BOOTP/DHCP and leave all > fields blank). Works with no problem > > Ewa >** - End Original Message --- ** > animalTK
[newbie] upgrade question
ok, as i get ready to order some 7.2 disk another question comes to mind. i've decided to go ahead with a fresh install. i have the following partitions / /home /usr /var /swap of course i do not format /home -- but i do tell the install program to mount /home on that partition right? *duh* i do format / and /usr correct? then reinstall everything that i put on that is not part of mandrake (and the theory is my settings are contained on /home so will still be there) right? it can't hurt to format /swap but what about /var? i don't have any email or anything there that i need to keep, so i could format that also right? but if i do have things there in the future that i need to keep then i can just tell the install program to mount /var on that partition and it will all be groovy, yes? thanks much Adrian Smith 'de telepone dude Telecom Dept. x 7042 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [newbie] Aurora
Dennis type 'pico' followed by the file name. This is a terminal editor. Wayne
Re: [newbie] Boot Defaults
ctrl-alt-f2 (or any "f*" key up to f6) and ctrl-alt-f7 to go back into xwindow that was open - Original Message - From: "Dickman, Jeff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 11:55 AM Subject: RE: [newbie] Boot Defaults > Joel, > > You can open a terminal window, type init 3. This will shudown X and take > you to a text logon. > > or > > On the logon screen there is a button that says shutdown. When you click on > that, it should give you 4 options. One is Console mode. Select that and > click OK. > > IMO the second way is the better way to do it. > > That should do it. > > -JD- > > -Original Message- > From: Joel B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 8:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [newbie] Boot Defaults > > > I currently have linux booting directly into the x-windows logon screen > instead of the standard linux login screen ie; > > Kernel 2.2.15-4mdk on an i686 > login: > > How do I exit x-windows completely and drop me to my shell prompt? > As of now my only option is to 'logoff' which will simply drop me back to > the x-windows logon screen. > > > Thanks for your help in advance, > > Joel > newbie > > >
[newbie] Optical mouse
I have just bought an optical mouse (LOgitech and USB) and cannot get it to work under 7.2. Does anybody know how I can get this to work? Thanks, Wayne
Re: [newbie] old kde themes
I didn't find too much on the KDE website - www.themes.org has more info. Some of the old themes are being re-written as KDE2 themes, and more are showing up at themes.org. There is also a legacy theme importer utility under Configuration->Other , but I haven't had much luck with that yet. Philomena On Wednesday 22 November 2000 06:30 pm, you wrote: > How again do you change over the old kde themes to the new KDE 2.0 format? > I suppose I should go look on the KDE web site.
Re: [newbie] Aurora
Title: RE: [newbie] Aurora I personally like JED - Original Message - From: Myers, Dennis R NWO To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 4:13 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Aurora Pardon me for butting in but, how do you edit if you can't get a konsole. I am only able to log in and get to where the command line is as "root @localhost". Which editor and how do I get to the correct file? I'm lost without kedit and it won't work without an xserver running. Thanks for any help. Dennis M. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora Shawn Daniel wrote: > I thought someone had posted something on this before, but > I couldn't find it in the archive. > > I have installed 7.2, it works pretty well (some of it > kinda slow though), but the only way I can get into it is > with my boot disk. If I use grub to get in, it boots to > Aurora and stops. All it ever says is "Booting.". It > never gets any further then that. When I check the other > consoles, there are two running and both are locked up. I > have no idea where to start. I know that I really don't > care for Aurora at all. I would rather just boot in to > Xthe way my boot disk does. > > Now when I do a control-alt-delete the box responds and > starts shutting down. So does this mean Aurora is REALLY > slow and I need to wait even longer? > > Can someone tell me how to either repair Aurora, where to > begin, or how to rid myself of this nuisance. Shawnit sounds like the framebuffer resolution specified in /etc/lilo.conf is bogus for your system. Boot into Linux with the boot floppy you made during installation. Sigb in as root and edit /etc/lilo.conf by changing any line that starts with: vga= and replace whatever appears after the 'equals sign' with 'normal', like this: vga=normal then save the file and at a command line type: lilo -v after lilo is done re-writing itself then log out and reboot. Your system should boot normally without Aurora. If you want to experiment wuth getting Aurora to run during boot, change the current 3 digit code to another in the 'vga=' line in /etc/lilo.conf till one works properly. The below chart of framebuffer codes will help you in this process: Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 +---+---++-+- 256 | 769 771 773 775 796 32,768 | 784 787 790 793 797 65,536 | 785 788 791 794 798 16.8M | 786 789 792 795 799 -- Alan
Re: [newbie] re services
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > How do I get a list of services running and how do I > disable the one that are running that I don't want running? [snip] Mikeclick on the desktop icon labled DrakConf, then (to quote civileme) click on the traffic light. This will open Startup Srevices where you can set the available services to start or not to start (Shakespear?) during bootup. :-) -- Alan
Re: [newbie] re services
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >How do I get a list of services running and how do I disable the one >that are running that I don't want running? >From X, as root, run 'setuptool', and select drakxservices. Paul -- Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. At 2 in the morning. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
Re: [newbie] Pine doesn't send mail unless using the root account.
Hi, That worked nicely! Thanks Mark. Fabian Penha. On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > Ok...first check your Pine settings to make sure you're telling it where > to find "sendmail" which should be /usr/sbin/sendmail, then (su) and > become root and issue this command to "reset" the permissions on sendmail: > > chmod 755 /usr/sbin/sendmail > > That should take care of your sending problems. This cropped up on me once > some time back and I chased the little bugger for about an hour before I > realized what was going on. After I change-moded the sendmail binary > things straightened out again. > > You may also want to check your .pinrc file and make sure that the path to > sendmail is correctly stated and defined. There are two entries in there > for sendmail. The first one should look like this: > > smtp=server=/usr/sbin/sendmail > > and the other one should look like this: > > sendmail-path=/usr/lib/sendmail > > These two statements should appear in this manner and in this order in > your .pinerc file. > >
Re: [newbie]winblows interface
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, pablito wrote: >Still using windows unfortunately. need to figure out how to configure Wine, >and spend some money on hard disks and more software. Why is it that the >linux crowd loves to program all kinds of graphics stuff but gets bored with >creating something basic like a word processor? Like Wordperfect 8 for linux, indeed. Or abiword for linux. Or Kword for Linux. Or Klyx. Or Maxwell. Or StarOffice. Or Applixware I agree... not really... Paul -- Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. At 2 in the morning. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
[newbie] Registered User
How do I become a registered Linux User? Thanks, Jeff
[newbie] Corel getting out of the Linux business?
Hi everybody, Is it true that Corel is planning on getting out of Linux business? -- Roman Registered Linux User #179293
Re: [newbie] re services
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > How do I get a list of services running and how do I disable the one that are >running that I don't want running? > > Regards > > Mike Freeman > > Embrace the Penguin. Give Bill the cold shoulder! > Linux Registered User #190770 (10/02/2000) > > > Get your own free email account from > http://www.popmail.com Hi Mike. From a prompt, (no KDE) type in: top >From KDE, open a shell and type in: ktop Hope this helps! ;-) -- /\ Dark>
Re: [newbie] old kde themes
How again do you change over the old kde themes to the new KDE 2.0 format? I suppose I should go look on the KDE web site.
Re: [newbie]Dialpad clone?
On Wednesday 22 November 2000 12:33, you wrote: > On Wed, 22 November 2000, Marcia wrote: > > Dear All, I just signed up for dialpad at www.dialpad.com however I > > found out that it cannot be used with Linux. Is there a clone for this > > in Linux or another system in Linux for using my pc for free long > > distance over the internet to another person's phone? Thank you, Marcia > > Don't know of any, but wonder if it will run under wine? > > Barry :-) > > > > checking freshmeat: www.speakfreely.org -- -michael-
Re: [newbie] Registered User
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Dickman, Jeff wrote: > > How do I become a registered Linux User? > > Thanks, > > Jeff > > > http://counter.li.org -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
Re: [newbie] group psychologist
Goldenpi wrote: > Easy one: > > I have the old 1024 cylinder problem with lilo un 7.1. Will installing 7.2 > fix it? it seems to me that installing 7.2 messes up more things. the old 1024 cylinder will go away :) but there will many many new problems to contend with. happy thanksgiving.
Re: [newbie] 7.2 install Malfunction on partition
Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote: > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:54:13 -0800, Alan S wrote: > >OllyI can think offhand of two basic approaches. > > > >One would be to boot up on your other Linux system, login > > as root and use fdisk to delete partition 4 and then log > > out and reboot with the installation CD and let it do the > > partitioning automatically telling it to use the > >unpartitioned area of the drive at the proper time. > > > >The other also would be to boot up on your other Linux > >system, login as root and this time to use fdisk to add > > the partitions inside partition 4 and then log out and > > reboot with the installation CD. Then boot up with the > > installation CD and when it asks, assign the mount points > > yourself. -- > >Alan > > -- > Wed, 22 Nov 2000 02:13:12 > > Both logical solutions Alan, but my other system is in a > old P-166 across the room (no lan 8-) .and my Tom's > rootboot is too old for Mdk 7.2...but I think I am > over... > > Here is the saga, long and plaintive... I started with a > 2g fat16 with W95 newly on, a brand new 20 gig Ibm > Deskstar..working well, even the PCI modem...the rest of > the disc" Bare". > > I started the MDK 7.2 install and rapidly arrived at > "expert" Disc partitioning ...I made another 2gig fat and > then a 30m Linux boot and the forth primary went to an > extended linux partition for the rest of the disc... > > For some reason? I stuck in a floppy and hit the "write > table to backup" button (or similar)...man I am so glad I > did, because this install was spiraling out of control,I > would have been in the same condition as Pauls > install.. but for that floppy I would have lost the > table. A normal person would have waited until the table > was complete to back it up? > > After I tried to put linux partitions on the extended, > nothing worked as advertised ..it would accept one and then > overwrite it .then it would give the old "proceed at > your own risk" error that Paul mentioned as he lost > his.then the whole install froze tight... > I was compelled to hit reset and boot back to the CD-Rom, > work forward to the part table, and then recover from the > floppy... back to the extended partition like clockwork > > I tried every way even putting swap 1st in the extended? > after rebooting several more times ( love that floppy)...I > decided to do a delete on the extended and run the > wizard.well that worked OK and KDE sits before me in > nice color > > In summery, I will say I am not happy with the fact that I > have no separate Var and home, and all the other things I > like to do with partitions...I sadly miss the Fdisk option > of Helios 6.1 and doubt that I will be able to live without > a separate home at the minimum...I wish they would have > given me an option to choose Fdisk. > > I will mail these discs to Australia tomorrow, but I plan > to get another pair... Next time, I shall use the Fdisk > from my 6.1 to rig the Deskstar and then start the 7.2 > install on a completed table. > > Thank you for your good suggestions Alan, in my moment of > panic...it was a good fight til three o clock in the > morning ,. I half way won . > > Pardon my arrogance in using a "Expert install" 8-) > > Thanks again > Olly P > Biloxi > Mississippi > PS..it took 45 min to suck both disks with the wizard, > a total "development" should be there. Ollysorry, I misread your original message and thought that you said that you had a previous version of Linux active on your computer. That was the 'other Linux system' to which I was referring. However, instead you could use the rescue capabilities of your installation CD (or tomsrtbt) to do the same things I already suggested -- Alan
RE: [newbie] StarOffice as user
Hey, was wondering if anyone could help me with starting StarOffice as a user rather than root. Starting simple I recently reinstalled Mandrake 7.0 onto my hard drive. As root I installed StarOffice in /usr/local/office52 and it works just fine. When I try and use StarOffice as another user, however, I am unable. I tried to "repair installation" and I got the error, "An error occurred while unpacking the file soffice.new. There is probably not enough disk space" (which can't be right.) I figured the problem is with user permissions and so I tried changing the user permissions on a few folders and now when I click on staroffice the hard drive spins for awhile and nothing happens. What am I doing wrong? Should I have installed StarOffice in /opt instead as someone had advised me? My mistake is probably pretty obvious to an experienced user, but I'm flummoxed. Ideas? Thanks. Odysseas Kostas Get FREE Email/Voicemail with 15MB at Lycos Communications at http://comm.lycos.com
[newbie] Installing on an ATA-100 system
The other night, I helped a buddy build a new system. It has an AMD 1 GHz CPU, 512 MB RAM, 16x/40X DVD/CD drive, Matrox G400 dual-head MAX video, Creative Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 (comes with a remote control for the sound card!!) dual 7200 RPM IBM ATA-100 hard drives. We could boot the kernel from the DVD drive but could not install Mandrake 7.2. What does one have to do to get Mandrake to install/run upon an ATA-100 attached hard drive? Cheers, Rob
RE: [newbie] Aurora
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Myers, Dennis R NWO wrote: >Pardon me for butting in but, how do you edit if you can't get a konsole. I >am only able to log in and get to where the command line is as "root >@localhost". Which editor and how do I get to the correct file? I'm lost >without kedit and it won't work without an xserver running. Thanks for any >help. Dennis M. Joe, Emacs and Pico are very simple text based editors. (Joe is an editor, not my missing your name. It is Joe's Own Editor) Paul -- Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. At 2 in the morning. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
[newbie] Creative Soundblaster live! Player 1024 troubles
Hi! I've just done a fresh install (7.1) on a new computer with the Creative Soundblaster Live! Player 1024 in it... when I try to configure it with Sounddrake, it chooses "Creative Labs SB Live!" which is okay. It also plays the sample when I press "test", but when I click on "okay", I get the following error message: " sox: Can't open output file '/dev/dsp': no device found. Any ideas how to fix it? Thanks in advance, -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
Re: [[newbie] Boot Defaults]
Joel B <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I currently have linux booting directly into the x-windows logon screen > instead of the standard linux login screen ie; > > Kernel 2.2.15-4mdk on an i686 > login: > > How do I exit x-windows completely and drop me to my shell prompt? > As of now my only option is to 'logoff' which will simply drop me back to > the x-windows logon screen. > > > Thanks for your help in advance, > > Joel > newbie === Hi Joel, You might change your /etc/inittab Look for the line: id:5:initdefault and change the 5 to a 3 You will then always boot into a non-gui environment, and will have to type startx to get into the gui. If you don't want to go that route, you can just try hitting ctrl+alt+F2 to get to a terminal mode [ctrl+alt+F7 should get you back to your X environment]. HTH, 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] Boot Defaults
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Joel B wrote: >I currently have linux booting directly into the x-windows logon screen >instead of the standard linux login screen ie; > >Kernel 2.2.15-4mdk on an i686 >login: > >How do I exit x-windows completely and drop me to my shell prompt? >As of now my only option is to 'logoff' which will simply drop me back to >the x-windows logon screen. Through linuxconf, or a ...drake...utility of which I don't remember the name, change the runlevel (bootmode) to 3. My prefered way: su vi /etc/inittab /initdefault i change initdefault to 3 escape :wq Paul -- Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. At 2 in the morning. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
RE: [newbie] Staples 7.2
At Borders Books a week ago, I saw the boxed set of 7.2 for $29.95. The books were on CD. I don't know if there is a boxed version with paper books or not. Dave At 01:49 PM 11/22/2000 -0500, you wrote: >Just curious, what was the price on the boxed set with books? > >Thanks, > >Jeff > >-Original Message- >From: Dave Sherman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 11:03 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2 > > >Mandrake was forced by Wal-Mart to get the boxed version of 7.2 out early >(under threat of not putting it on shelves at all until after the new >year). Wal-Mart had them by the cojones, and they did what just about >anyone interested in keeping them would do: cried uncle. > >Dave > >At 10:48 AM 11/22/2000 -0400, you wrote: > >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > > > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > > > > > > > > > > >The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only > >the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for > >christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on > >it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. > >I hate it. > > -- > >Chad Y. > >Registered Linux User #195191 > >Dave Sherman >SoftServ Business Systems, Inc. > >"Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur." Dave Sherman SoftServ Business Systems, Inc. "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2
On Wednesday 22 November 2000 07:48 am, you wrote: > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only > the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for > christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on > it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. > I hate it. > -- > Chad Y. > Registered Linux User #195191 I'd agree that giving the initial pre-Xmas boxed sets a miss is a good idea, The seven disk set DOES sound like the one from Mandrake, The one from MacMillian had 6 disks. How much was this and how much would you charge to ship one to the states? I don't at all agree with skidly chad, about the lack of quality with the final release, The TV is on right now, tuned to CNN, The sound is too low for me to hear what it's saying but I keep hearing this chant with something to do with an election.It keeps saying his name, over and over..Chad, ...mumble, .mumble ..election Chad ..mumble ..Chad Is HE the one that messed up the elections down south? In any case, 7.2 gpl final works well with me. I'd like to get the Mandrake boxed set to get some of the comercial and extra items sold with this. The big item for me would to have the IBM via-voice. This is probobly just a toy, that would cause me to yank the headphones off and start typing again, due to my impatience with the process of training a voice interface. Supposedly the via-voice application is NOT included with the Macmillian copy, so this may be the indicator on which version it is. I'd install the first two disk with the gpl ones and go to the other disk to get the extras. --
Re: [newbie] printing
On Tue, 21 November 2000, Marcia wrote: > > Barry, No, I have not tried the updates for Kups. How would I do that > exactly? I am quite a newbie still with some things. I never did an > update yet. Thank you. Marcia It's fairly straight forward. Log in on your ISP. Click on the Updates icon (or go to DrakConf). Select Update List. It will download a list of ftp servers followed by a list of available updates and the descriptions. The default server seems to be the download.sourceforge.net site. I have found it to be really slow, probably due to heavy activity. If you go to 'File', you can access 'Preferences'. From there, you can pull down the list of available sites and pick an alternative. The ftp.tux.org site was a lot faster. Keep in mind that the cups update is 6.6M, so you may want to opt for an alternative site first. To update, select the file you want and click on 'Do updates'. It goes through the download and the update automatically. Hope this helps. Barry :-) Surfree.com - nationwide internet access http://www.surfree.com
Re: [newbie] DB2 key?
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Ronald J. Hall wrote: >Hi Paul. Hmm, if there is nothing essential being checked, how 'bout just >disabling cron.daily? Also, since I'm sure its short, why not post your >cron.daily file here so we can all take a closer look at it. Thanks! > >PS I simply made my cron.daily a non-executeable, and it stopped an annoying >message on my v7.1 Mandrake system... Hi Ronald et al, I may have cured the thing, but I will know tomorrow morning. First off, there are several things in cron.daily that I like to leave going, like logrotate, the postfix check, and 0anacron, for instance. I found an innocent-looking script called "htdig-dbgen", and I made that -x. I suspect this is the culprit (must have missed that the first check). DB2 and dbgen... would work, huh? Thanks for the help, anyway :) Paul -- Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. At 2 in the morning. http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30
Re: [newbie] Reiser FS
Hi! I read a lot about Reiser and forgot the most. ;) But there is one big advantage: You don't have to go through partition checks anymore, it won't even have to check them if you have accidently switched off your computer without shutting it down. Cheers! > Hi! > > I saw in the list mails about a new filesystem called Reiser. I am > thinking install Mandrake 7.2 in my workstation: 256 Mb RAM, 30 Gb HD > and AMD K7-800. > > I would appreciate if someone can tell me if I must use Reiser or > ext2. Which are Reiser benefits? > > Thank you: > > Alfonso > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- , (o o) +--oOOO--(_)---+ | | |H E L L M U T | | | | www.fegefeuer-webzine.de | | | +-0OOO-+ | _ | _ | | | | | | | | | ooO Ooo
RE: [newbie] Staples 7.2
Just curious, what was the price on the boxed set with books? Thanks, Jeff -Original Message- From: Dave Sherman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 11:03 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2 Mandrake was forced by Wal-Mart to get the boxed version of 7.2 out early (under threat of not putting it on shelves at all until after the new year). Wal-Mart had them by the cojones, and they did what just about anyone interested in keeping them would do: cried uncle. Dave At 10:48 AM 11/22/2000 -0400, you wrote: >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > > > > > >The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only >the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for >christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on >it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. >I hate it. > -- >Chad Y. >Registered Linux User #195191 Dave Sherman SoftServ Business Systems, Inc. "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
Re: [newbie] Aurora
Title: RE: [newbie] Aurora editing from the command line -- one must go into a truly archaic world with super-geekoid commands left over from TTY terminal and mainframe days. You have to get a linux book and have it ready at all times as a reference to use one of the console editors. Hee hee! Even WordStar on my old CP/M machine with the wooden case and 64k memory was easier. And if you're not careful you have to get a second linux book to understand the first one. - Original Message - From: Myers, Dennis R NWO To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 1:13 PM Subject: RE: [newbie] Aurora Pardon me for butting in but, how do you edit if you can't get a konsole. I am only able to log in and get to where the command line is as "root @localhost". Which editor and how do I get to the correct file? I'm lost without kedit and it won't work without an xserver running. Thanks for any help. Dennis M. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora Shawn Daniel wrote: > I thought someone had posted something on this before, but > I couldn't find it in the archive. > > I have installed 7.2, it works pretty well (some of it > kinda slow though), but the only way I can get into it is > with my boot disk. If I use grub to get in, it boots to > Aurora and stops. All it ever says is "Booting.". It > never gets any further then that. When I check the other > consoles, there are two running and both are locked up. I > have no idea where to start. I know that I really don't > care for Aurora at all. I would rather just boot in to > Xthe way my boot disk does. > > Now when I do a control-alt-delete the box responds and > starts shutting down. So does this mean Aurora is REALLY > slow and I need to wait even longer? > > Can someone tell me how to either repair Aurora, where to > begin, or how to rid myself of this nuisance. Shawnit sounds like the framebuffer resolution specified in /etc/lilo.conf is bogus for your system. Boot into Linux with the boot floppy you made during installation. Sigb in as root and edit /etc/lilo.conf by changing any line that starts with: vga= and replace whatever appears after the 'equals sign' with 'normal', like this: vga=normal then save the file and at a command line type: lilo -v after lilo is done re-writing itself then log out and reboot. Your system should boot normally without Aurora. If you want to experiment wuth getting Aurora to run during boot, change the current 3 digit code to another in the 'vga=' line in /etc/lilo.conf till one works properly. The below chart of framebuffer codes will help you in this process: Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 +---+---++-+- 256 | 769 771 773 775 796 32,768 | 784 787 790 793 797 65,536 | 785 788 791 794 798 16.8M | 786 789 792 795 799 -- Alan
[newbie] Help with upgrade
I just installed LM 7.2 purchased from Wal-Mart. I've also downloaded and installed all the current updates. Most things seem to be working OK but would like to know if anyone could provide me with some information on how to correct a few problems noted in the .xsession-errors file. Running update-menus...done /usr/bin/startkde: [: too many arguments Could not dlopen library artsd.la: file not found Could not load library! Trying exec Launched ok, pid = 3640 KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kio_file') KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kmixctrl') KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kxmlrpcd') QSocketNotifier: Multiple socket notifiers for same socket 8 and type read KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kwin') KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kwrite') family == courier size == 11 KDE detected X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window parameter) 9 Major opcode: 14 QToolBar::QToolBar main window cannot be 0. KLauncher doing clientStarted(`kio_file') 1. Any idea on how to fix /usr/bin/startkde: [: to many arguments ? 2 What is - Could not dlopen library artsd.la: file not found - an how do you fix it ? 3. What is - QSocketNotifier: Multiple socket notifiers for same socket 8 and type read - and how would I fix that ? 4. KDE detected X Error: BadDrawable (invalid Pixmap or Window Parameter) 9 Major opcode: 14 - What is this and can anyone help me fix it ? 5. QToolBar::QToolBar main window cannot be 0. - Again no idea what this is and how to fix it Any help in fixing the or explaining the above would be greatly appriciated. Thank you in advance. Gary
Re: [newbie]winblows interface
I think Mandrake-KDE has outwindowed the windows interface. They've made the menuing off the start button much more sensible without all the Microsoft hardcoded bragging and advertising. It's really much better. I find those other window managers mysterious (Enlightenment) or just plain impossible (like the original FVWM thing.) And you can tweak it practically any way you want, unlike windows. Still using windows unfortunately. need to figure out how to configure Wine, and spend some money on hard disks and more software. Why is it that the linux crowd loves to program all kinds of graphics stuff but gets bored with creating something basic like a word processor? : The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only : the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for : christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on : it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. : I hate it. : -- : Chad Y. : Registered Linux User #195191 : : :
Re: [newbie] printing
With "Different output modes" I mean the printing option "Output mode".
One can choose between "Photo", "Solid tones", "Line art", and "black
and white". Look at the place where you have adjusted the resolution of
the printer ("Configure printer" in web interface or after right-click
on printer in kups, "Options" in xpp, "Properties" in qtcups).
Till
Marcia wrote:
>
> Till, Yes, I did use the calibrate-gimpgrint program however I do not
> remember exactly what I did there.
>
> Different output modes? I am not sure what you mean there. Do you mean
> within the program I am using or through calibration? I was getting this
> grey background when I would print out an email or when I use Kword. I
> do not get it all of the time. It is every now and then. Do you have any
> ideas of what I can do? Thank you. Marcia
Re: [newbie] Changing MAC address
I think he intends a little 'mac-skerading'. "Kelly, Christopher" wrote: > The MAC addresses are "burned" into the NIC. If you need to have a different > MAC, you will need to get another NIC. > > Chris Kelly > Registered Linux user 185775 > > -Original Message- > From: gcobb [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, November 20, 2000 7:33 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [newbie] Changing MAC address > > I've never seen a mac address that could be changed at all. I believe I'm > correct in saying they're written into the chips on the NIC. > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Grant > > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 9:34 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Changing MAC address > > > > > > I don't believe you *can* change it. I believe it is hard coded into the > > NIC. > > > > - Original Message - > > From: "Mazen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2000 4:12 AM > > Subject: [newbie] Changing MAC address > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I wonder how to change the MAC address (hardware address) of the network > > card. I have read something about that in the man pages of "ifconfig" > > command. > > > > > > Thanks in advance > > > > > > Mazen > > > > > > __ > > > FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com > > > Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup > > > > > > >
[newbie] Squid easy question
How to make squid off to access an address directly to web ? Como fazer o Squid deixar um endereco especifico passar direto para a web, sem passar por ele, nas estacoes que estao acessando atraves do servidor proxy ? Como configurar uma ACL ? How setup an ACL (who can give an example?) Thanks. Fabio
Re: [newbie] 7.2 install Malfunction on partition(Correction)
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Oliver L. Plaine Jr. wrote: > On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 03:11:34 -0600, I wrote: > > > > > In summery, I will say I am not happy with the fact that I > >have no separate Var and home, and all the other things I like to do > >with partitions...I sadly miss the Fdisk option of Helios 6.1 and > >doubt that I will be able to live without a separate home at the > >minimum...I wish they would have given me an option to choose Fdisk. > --- > Wed, 22 Nov 2000 05:58:59 > > Now that I have looked at this install I see that I was wrong about > the above statement...the Home is in a separate partition on the > wizard installI would have done some of it different...however > what I said was incorrect. Long night . > > Olly P > > > You can create the partitons you want with the diskdrake in intsall, its very eaay to use graphical partition tool if ya ask me. but fdisk is btter of you like commandline partitioning tools instead -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
Re: [newbie] KDE2 solution
Dear All, It did not even occur to me to switch to Enlightenment or Icewm and maybe that will solve these napster -mp3 problems and possibly I could get the Linux Hearts game working in there? Does anyone have any ideas or suggestions about this? Also, I plan to install the new Suse7 that I just got yesterday. I have the linux M 7.2 installed on this machine however I would like to possibly do a dual boot system with the Suse 7. What is the best way to do this without causing problems with my 7.2? Someone asked me if Suse has the complete Xserver. That I do not know yet and I will let you know as soon as I find out.:) Thanks for your help. Marcia
Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2
Mandrake was forced by Wal-Mart to get the boxed version of 7.2 out early (under threat of not putting it on shelves at all until after the new year). Wal-Mart had them by the cojones, and they did what just about anyone interested in keeping them would do: cried uncle. Dave At 10:48 AM 11/22/2000 -0400, you wrote: >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > > > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > > > > > >The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only >the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for >christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on >it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. >I hate it. > -- >Chad Y. >Registered Linux User #195191 Dave Sherman SoftServ Business Systems, Inc. "Quid quid latine dictum sit, altum viditur."
RE: [newbie] Boot Defaults
Joel, You can open a terminal window, type init 3. This will shudown X and take you to a text logon. or On the logon screen there is a button that says shutdown. When you click on that, it should give you 4 options. One is Console mode. Select that and click OK. IMO the second way is the better way to do it. That should do it. -JD- -Original Message- From: Joel B [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 8:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Boot Defaults I currently have linux booting directly into the x-windows logon screen instead of the standard linux login screen ie; Kernel 2.2.15-4mdk on an i686 login: How do I exit x-windows completely and drop me to my shell prompt? As of now my only option is to 'logoff' which will simply drop me back to the x-windows logon screen. Thanks for your help in advance, Joel newbie
[newbie] re services
How do I get a list of services running and how do I disable the one that are running that I don't want running? Regards Mike Freeman Embrace the Penguin. Give Bill the cold shoulder! Linux Registered User #190770 (10/02/2000) Get your own free email account from http://www.popmail.com
RE: [newbie] Aurora
Title: RE: [newbie] Aurora Pardon me for butting in but, how do you edit if you can't get a konsole. I am only able to log in and get to where the command line is as "root @localhost". Which editor and how do I get to the correct file? I'm lost without kedit and it won't work without an xserver running. Thanks for any help. Dennis M. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Alan Shoemaker Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Aurora Shawn Daniel wrote: > I thought someone had posted something on this before, but > I couldn't find it in the archive. > > I have installed 7.2, it works pretty well (some of it > kinda slow though), but the only way I can get into it is > with my boot disk. If I use grub to get in, it boots to > Aurora and stops. All it ever says is "Booting.". It > never gets any further then that. When I check the other > consoles, there are two running and both are locked up. I > have no idea where to start. I know that I really don't > care for Aurora at all. I would rather just boot in to > Xthe way my boot disk does. > > Now when I do a control-alt-delete the box responds and > starts shutting down. So does this mean Aurora is REALLY > slow and I need to wait even longer? > > Can someone tell me how to either repair Aurora, where to > begin, or how to rid myself of this nuisance. Shawnit sounds like the framebuffer resolution specified in /etc/lilo.conf is bogus for your system. Boot into Linux with the boot floppy you made during installation. Sigb in as root and edit /etc/lilo.conf by changing any line that starts with: vga= and replace whatever appears after the 'equals sign' with 'normal', like this: vga=normal then save the file and at a command line type: lilo -v after lilo is done re-writing itself then log out and reboot. Your system should boot normally without Aurora. If you want to experiment wuth getting Aurora to run during boot, change the current 3 digit code to another in the 'vga=' line in /etc/lilo.conf till one works properly. The below chart of framebuffer codes will help you in this process: Colors 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024 1600x1200 +---+---++-+- 256 | 769 771 773 775 796 32,768 | 784 787 790 793 797 65,536 | 785 788 791 794 798 16.8M | 786 789 792 795 799 -- Alan
[newbie] Boot Defaults
I currently have linux booting directly into the x-windows logon screen instead of the standard linux login screen ie; Kernel 2.2.15-4mdk on an i686 login: How do I exit x-windows completely and drop me to my shell prompt? As of now my only option is to 'logoff' which will simply drop me back to the x-windows logon screen. Thanks for your help in advance, Joel newbie
Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock?
On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, Paul wrote: > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Robin Regennitter wrote: > > >On Tuesday 21 November 2000 02:20 pm, you wrote: > > > >I think there's a bug with numlock in 7.2. When I boot into 7.2 numlock > >is enabled as I watched the numlock light come on. but then when I go to > >kde, the numlock goes off. I just simply have to remember when I go to kde. > >I just make sure the numlock is on. > > If you installed the numlock thing, just make a softlink (ln -s) to the > numlock-enable program (see my other posts on this), from your Autostart > folder. Works fine. > Paul > > >> I have 'numlock-1.0-10mdk' which came with my Mandrake 7.2. It does not > >> work on my Mandrake 7.2 installation in kde. I also installed the numlock > >> from the 7.2 set of CDs and it made no difference. > >> > >> Numlock did work in 7.1 Something in 7.2 seems to have broken it. > > First of all there are no folders in Linux. Where is this infamous autostart directory. I run E alone. not into the gnome, kde crap it wouldn't run a paper bag efficiently. I added it to .xinitrc but I realize thats not how .xinitrc works but it was worth a try. Is there an autostart directory for X? -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
[newbie] Mail
How is it going. I am a semi begginer at Linux, I am currently using version 7.1 and am upgrading to 7.2 within a couple days. I have my Linux box setup on my home LAN and I can telnet to it through my router from work. I want to be able to send and recieve email from work through my linux box. They have a firewall setup so we cannot send pop3 email and this is my way around it hopefully. Can you please point me in the right direction for this. Like I said I am quite new at Linux, I pretty much just loaded the OS and the extensions CD and did a little configuring with the GUI but that is about it. I appreciate any help. BT Roadman __ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Thousands of Stores. Millions of Products. http://shopping.yahoo.com/
Re: [newbie] WINE
kernell32 wrote: > > Thats very possible if you happend to have your windows partition on a > location like /mnt/windose it wont probably set it up right make a copy of > your wine.conf file (i think in /etc) copy it into your home dir rename it > .winerc and edit it so that it points to your drives ie. > c:\path/to/your/windose same with all floppy and cdrom etc. Then it should > work . > If you have a 3dfx card and 3dfx drivers wine wont enable the opengl by > default i guess, so the best thing to do is to download the source from > www.winehq.com and compile it yourself (use with caution) . > Just as an info i got startreckvoyager-Eliteforce working with wine under > linux with grafik acceleration !!! Ah, so thats why some games won't work on my setup! I've got a Voodoo 3000. Starcraft works fine though. (thats enough to gobble up hours of productivity as is!) -- /\ Dark>
[newbie] Intel Corporation Unknown
Hello I have an Asus CUSL2 Motherboard with the New 815e Intel chipset. I am running a system with P3 733eb, 128 Ram, DVD etc ... Brother HL-1240 usb printer In HardDrake (im using 0.9.3) it has a list of other devices, and the list is composed of 8 "Intel Corporation Unknown". In usb devices, nothing is shown. When I load win98 normal, i need to use the Asus Driver CD it install the drivers for this problem, while in Winme, and Win2k i dont have to. Asus's website does not have linux support for this motherboard. I also believe that Linux cannot detect my USB printer (Brother HL-1240) because of this unknown devices. Does anyone know how to fix these problems This problem has been pissing me off and i have reinstalled Mandrake 7.2 2-3 times for screwing around with it. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Re: [newbie] sound help
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, you wrote: > I installed the store version (MacMillian's 7.2 Mandrake) > Howeverit said that it located and installed my > soundcard > but for some reason...I can't play wavs...or hear system > default > startup wav...at all. I tried to setup using SNDCONFIG in a > terminal...but it says I shouldn't configure under xwindow > envirorment. How can I restart to a prompt...but still be > able to > auto re-start later back to X. Suspends your X session and puts you at the prompt so you can run Xconfigurator - amongst other command line utils. When you're done w/ thatwill fire your X session back up for you. C.
Re: [newbie] Staples 7.2
On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, John Arkoulis wrote: > I found today in Vancouver at Staples Mandrake 7.2 > The box contains 7 CDs and it says that includes KDE 2 Beta. Is this the > same version as Wall Mart was selling in the States??? > > > > The boxed release doiesn't seem like it will have the KDE2 final yet only the d/l version, its a ruash job by mandrakesoft to get boxed pkgs out for christmas- marketing tactics :( and even the Final is buggy I gave up on it, its trying to copy a winblows interface too much in my opinion anyhow. I hate it. -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
[newbie] Unable to install 7.2, suspected HD controller problem
Hi, hardware is AMD thuderbird 850 /Asus A7V motherboard / 128 Mb SDRAM Seagate barracuda 30Go ATA66 (Promise 66 controller)( 15 Go partition for WinME) / Asus v7100 GeForce MX 32Mb / Panasonic R/RW 32X Red Hat fails to install, which is no much surpise with my ATA66 controller. I got an install boot image from the Promise web site and it installed fine. Unfortunately, the boot disk made by Linux does not boot my machine and the one provided at Promise do not work for some reasons. So I got Mandrake 7.2, that fully support ATA66. Alas! The install loops at the "create filesystem" step (mind you, after successfully detecting my hard drive) asking me if I have a SCSI controller (or card?) and NOT taking no for answer. I have then to hit the infamous reset button and move on to something else. The UDMA-HOWTO does not work for me, Linux ignores my commands: linux ide2=0X9800, ide3=0X9000,... as well as it ignores linux ide0=... ide1=... Some suggested to downgrade to 33 instead of 66, which is fine with me, but I don't know how to do this. That was the background. I'd like to know if anyone have been through a similar situation and how they solved it. I just cannot believe that I can't run any Linux on my machine that I bought especially for this. Have a good day, Christian
[newbie] KDE2 solution
I have a solution for all of your KDE2 problems. Run Enlightenment alone! It leaves KDE2 in the dust when it comes to effeciency, use of system resources, etc. But if yer dependent on a winblows imitating environment stick with your KDE2 bloatware. -- Chad Y. Registered Linux User #195191
Re: [newbie] printing
Did you use the calibrate-gimpprint program? Did you try the different "Output Modes"? With which program did you print? Till Marcia wrote: > > Dear All, I finally got my Epson Stylus Color printer calibrated through > the Cups webadmin. The Kups and printerdrake in my 7.2 distro did not do > the trick. Everything was OK with the printing except still a little > too light. Is there a way to make it darker? > > Then, all of a sudden every couple of pages that I print out will print > out on a grey background instead of white. Does anyone know how to > correct this? Thank you. Marcia
Re: [newbie] printing
Barry Premeaux wrote: > > I have the Epson Stylus Color 850. I took care of the light print > quality > by going to the 'Printer' icon on the desktop. Click on 'Properties' > and > 'Advanced'. You will find a folder called 'Extra' and a highlighted > text after 'Quality'. When you click on the highlighted text, it will > open up the options. Mine was originally 180x180. I went to 720x720. > This feature is probably available somewhere else in KDE, but I haven't > found it as yet. > The standard KDE printing dialog is unfortunately made for LPD and it does not offer any possibility for setting the resolution, because in LPD there is no possibility to send options for individual printouts. So the only possibility to set options for an individual printout is to start xpp or qtcups, change the options and save them. Then the KDE app would use them. Till
[newbie] Re: [expert] Printer Complications
Can you check the permissions and ownerships of /var/spool/cups/ and /var/spool/cups/tmp? They must be: # ll -d /var/spool/cups/ drwx--3 lp sys54 Nov 21 11:25 /var/spool/cups// # ll -d /var/spool/cups/tmp drwx-T2 lp sys35 Nov 17 12:15 /var/spool/cups/tmp/ # Can you also send me your /etc/cups/cupsd.conf file? Till SoloCDM wrote: > > I have printer complications. A user was able to send data to the > printer queue, nothing prints, and lpq prints out the following > status: > > lp is ready and printing > > [user]: active [job 003[FQDN]] >(standard input) 38018 bytes > > Root is able to print; therefore, are my permissions disabled or is > there something else wrong? >
Re: [Re: [newbie] Modem question]
Vladimir Morozov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear US Robotics modem users: > I have a Courier.V.Everyting modem, and it works in > linux much slower than in windows (8Kbps in linux vx. > 33.6Kbps in Win98). > what can be wrong? > am i using wrong modem commands? (init ATZ, dial ATDT, > what esle is important?) > > i did "setserial" and set my UART to my correct modem > specification. baud rate is set up to 38400. However, > I cannot find parity and stop bit setup tool in my > kppp. > > do dip switches matter? == Try changing the baud rate to 115200 instead of 38400. HTH, 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] Stupid printer question
Did you set up your printer with printerdrake or printtool? Till Vic wrote: > > Well ladies and germs, I snooped in the newbie and > the expert archives and I saw some things about > lpd but, not enough to inform me of what > I need to do. > > I have an od HP Deskjet, just Deskjet > nothing else after no number or anything. > > It is obviously a black and white printer > but, I still wonder how to get the lpd > running, I can dump text into the > /dev/lp0 port and I'm running > Mandrake 7.0-2 > > So I cannot install KUPS or cups, > can't upgrade just yet, > I have some more issues to deal > with. > > I think I am seriously missing something > about the lpd daemon as it will not > do anything, netscape print function just > errors as: lpr lp lp printer unknown, > is it possible to also use fonts with > this printer? > > Thanks > > Vic
[newbie] (...) Sound card problem
I have a OPTI 82C924 and I have mdk7.2. the sndconfig of mdk7.2 it's too good for my card so I used the one in mdk7.1 but keeps giving me the same error. when I exit (yes, I listen to the sound) but then I exit and he says this: MAD16 / Mozart: Invalid Midi port 0x0 and YES I LISTEN TO THE AU AND THE MIDI SAMPLES. but then a friend told me to do this: pnpdump pnpdump > /etc/isapnp.conf isapnp /etc/isapnp.conf ok and the thing worked, I could listen to sounds, and I could boot and then I turned him on again, I still could listen to sounds. But the problem is when I reboot without making the reboot command... Like... "RESET" or "POWER" (sometimes the electricity goes down here in my house, so...) then the in the boot he failes to the 2 devices :\\ and I have to do the sndconfig and those 3 lines all over again and reboot. isn't there any way to record the configuration? for saving me trouble every time I force reboot to make the 4 commands again and re-reboot...? thx
Re: [newbie] Knotes and Mandrake 7.2
Yup - runs fine for me philomena On Tuesday 21 November 2000 10:17 pm, you wrote: > Has anyone succeeded in getting knotes to start in the new Mandrake 7.2 > without the screen going black until one quits knotes? > > Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Registered Linux user 183185
[newbie] (...) redimentioning question
Is there any way to make my screen smaller (or to make things smaller in my screen) without changing the resolution? because my screen doesnt support a higher resolution than this... :\\ A friend of mine told me it was: "ctrl" + "alt" + "+/-" depending if you wanted to enlarge or smallen your screen but It's not working... I'm using mdk7.2 I dont think its necessary to refer my graph card... thx
Re: [newbie] 7.2 and no Xserver (solved, sort of)
On Wednesday 22 November 2000 10:16 am, Dennis Myers wrote: > However, I don't have any icons for things like KPPP and the Update > etc. Can't find the KPPP configure and don't see my floppy or cdrw or > cd. Any body know what Man pages I should start with to get things > looking more normal? 'man update-menus' su to root and run 'update-menus -v'. When you get icons and menus restored, for added insurance, save a bakup copy of the /home//.kde/share/applink directory. -- Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
Re: [newbie] Shut down problem
>> After I hit the shut down button, Mandrake begins >> a shut down sequence. And the machine actually beeps stating that it's >> shutting down but immediately after it shuts down, it auto reboots itself. This is a hardware problem, particularly with a lot of older machines. You've got APM enabled in the BIOS, and Mandrake is issuing a power off after shutdown command, but the hardware is blinking back on and starting the reboot process again. Either disable APM or twiddle with the BIOS setting for it. Really old hardware wou;dn't shut off at all, mot of the new stuff correctly powers down, but I've got a few machines around here that do exactly what you describe. I just killed APM on them.
Re: [newbie] Shut down problem
try (in a console or alt-ctrl-f5- as root)with out the quotes type "shutdown -h now" - Original Message - From: "Paul" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 22, 2000 12:42 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Shut down problem > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, speed of light wrote: > > I heard of this before. Seems that it has to do something with the power > down option at the end of the shut-sequence. I don't recall what it is > that you need to do about it, but take that out and things should be okay. > Perhaps the answer is on mandrakeuser.org, I am not sure. > This should help you on the road though. > Paul > > >Hi: > >I am having a shut down issue with my machine running Mandrake 7.2. This > >is what is happening. After I hit the shut down button, Mandrake begins > >a shut down sequence. And the machine actually beeps stating that it's > >shutting down but immediately after it shuts down, it auto reboots itself. > >This goes on and on. Basically, I cannot shut it down. In order to do > >so, I've been having to resort to shutting the box down physically. This > >is not good. I've even tried using a term command of init 0 to shut down > >but the box keeps doing the auto reboot thing. > > -- > Babies are nature's way to show the world to people. > At 2 in the morning. > > http://nlpagan.net - ICQ 147208 - Registered Linux User 174403 > Linux Mandrake 7.2 - Pine 4.30 > > >
Re: [newbie] No NUMBER lock? Solved
I discovered the problem is not the version of numlock but the file to invoke: In Mandrake 7.1, the command to enter was "numlock". In Mandrake 7.2 it is "/usr/X11R6/bin/enable_X11_numlock" (without the quotes). The 7.1 kde autostart folder is no longer functional. The new autostart folder in 7.2 is ~/.kde/autostart. The kde2 in Mandrake 7.2 overwrites the root window so that commands like xsetroot no longer take effect. etc., etc. Is there somewhere where one can read the changes made so as not to waste days trying to devine what Mandrake did here or there? Thanks. > > Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > [snip] I gave my 7.1 CD's > > > away, so I'm not sure, but I believe you'll find a 'numlockrpm' on > > > 7.1 CD's or from a 7.1 mirror. The one I'm currently using is > > > 'numlock-1.0-10mdk' > > > > > > -- > > > Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay -- Jeff Malka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Registered Linux User 348854
Re: [newbie] Pine doesn't send mail unless using the root account.
Ok...first check your Pine settings to make sure you're telling it where to find "sendmail" which should be /usr/sbin/sendmail, then (su) and become root and issue this command to "reset" the permissions on sendmail: chmod 755 /usr/sbin/sendmail That should take care of your sending problems. This cropped up on me once some time back and I chased the little bugger for about an hour before I realized what was going on. After I change-moded the sendmail binary things straightened out again. You may also want to check your .pinrc file and make sure that the path to sendmail is correctly stated and defined. There are two entries in there for sendmail. The first one should look like this: smtp=server=/usr/sbin/sendmail and the other one should look like this: sendmail-path=/usr/lib/sendmail These two statements should appear in this manner and in this order in your .pinerc file. -- Mark / * Sometimes it becomes necessary to rock the boat * in order to get the rats up from below decks * so they can be kicked over the side and drowned! * * REGISTERED LINUX USER # 182496 */ <*REPLY SEPERATOR*>> On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 fabian had this to say! > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000, Mark Weaver wrote: > > > Hello, > > Pine stays a while trying to send the message. It displays at the > bottom of the screen "[Sending mail ]" while the symbol between the > "<" and ">" signs spins around. > After that it displays the following error: > >[>SMTP greeting failure: 421 SMTP connection went away!<] > > to say afterwards "[Error sending:]" > It is worth to tell that after using the mail command the user > gets the this message from the system: > > send-mail: warning: sendmail is set-uid root, or is run from a > set-uid root process > Any idea how to fix this? Thank a lot. > > Fabian Penha. > > > What does Pine tell you when you try to send a message using the user > > account? > > > > > > > I have the same problems with a recent installed LM 7.0. I don't > have any file /etc/mail.deny or > /etc/mail.allow. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. > > > > Fabin Pea. > > > > > > >
Re: [newbie] Shut down problem
Try this command from terminal: shutdown -g0 -y That is -g(zero) On Tue, 21 November 2000, "speed of light" wrote: > > Hi: > I am having a shut down issue with my machine running Mandrake 7.2. This > is what is happening. After I hit the shut down button, Mandrake begins > a shut down sequence. And the machine actually beeps stating that it's > shutting down but immediately after it shuts down, it auto reboots itself. > This goes on and on. Basically, I cannot shut it down. In order to do > so, I've been having to resort to shutting the box down physically. This > is not good. I've even tried using a term command of init 0 to shut down > but the box keeps doing the auto reboot thing. > > Can someone please help me solve this problem? I'm a Linux/Mandrake newbie. > The box on which Mandrake is running on is an E-machines box (X86). Mandrake > is the only OS on it. I have no strange apps running on the box but pure > Mandrake. The only thing I've done is get the box online (aDSL). > > Please help me! Thanks! > > __ > FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all in one place. > Sign Up Now! http://www.onebox.com "Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything offered to me as the result of an unsolicited email message. Nor will I forward chain letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to large numbers of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the online community." ___ Free Unlimited Internet Access! Try it now! http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/altavista/index.html ___
