[newbie-it] intellimouse
Ho anche io un mouse intellimouse della microsoft e ti dir che con Mandrake 7.1 la rotellina non funzionava, invece con la 7.2 durante l'installazione lo riconosce e funziona anche la rotellina. Tu che sistema hai?
Re: [newbie] Install problem
Hi, All! I'm using 7.0 and 7.1, but i can't install 7.2 When I press enter at the first screen, the install process detect my CD-ROM unit and stop the process. My configuration is AMD K6-II 400, 192 MB RAM, mainboard SOYO SY-5EMA+ V1.0, HD 8GB,CD-ROM LG CRD-8400C, ATI Expert@play 98-8MB, SoundBlaster PCI64. Any idea? Thanks
[newbie] A7V and dual boot
I'm trying to help my brother get a dual boot going with mandrake and win98se on an A7V. His windows drive is an ATA 100 drive on the primary ATA100 controller. His mandrake drive is an ata66 drive on the primary ata66 drive. I can get mandrake to see the ATA100 drive by passing ide2=0x8400,0x8002 ide3=0x7800,0x7402 to lilo at boot time. I've set lilo up to include that so that he can mount/browse his windows drive from linux. However, I cannot figure out how to configure lilo to successfully boot to the windows drive. Has anyone done this or does anyone know how to do this? I read the lilo man pages but I couldn't find an answer to my question. Please help! Abe
[newbie] Disk Formatting
Prior to now, I used the following to format a disk. Now it doesn't work. What will work? setfdprm /dev/fd0 1440/1440 fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 mkfs /dev/fd0 1440 The above is a Linux format. I also need to know a DOS format command/syntax. Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list/newsgroup address in Cc: and my email address in To:. * Signed, SoloCDM
Re: [newbie] ftp passwords
You mean to tell me they didn't tell you about the hand shake. It's a variation of the Hokey Pokey, but you have stick your finger in the Servers floppy and then smack it's ass! lol Are you sure they're anonymous public FTP? I'm assuming you tried to log in as the anonymous user? Some servers also requre you use an actual email address, something like [EMAIL PROTECTED] won't work. Neither will [EMAIL PROTECTED] I always enter that address because I've been added to a few list due to entering my address that way. :0( Let me know a few of these sites, I'd like to check that out myself. Thanx! tdh T. Holmes Unixtechs.org [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.unixtechs.org/ "GUI... bad! Console GOOOD!!" * s [EMAIL PROTECTED] [010117 02:38]: What's up with these ftp download sites that claim to be public, then can't download from cause of a derned ole' password request? Is there some Linux-community secret handshake that I haven't heard about yet? -s
[newbie] testing kernel
I have a question for the list... is there a particular linux distro that Linus tests his kernel on before it is released..?? I just always wanted to know.. Regards Mike WB6IIK
Re: [newbie] Disk Formatting
The DOS is easy... c:\format a: where a: is the drive to format. - Original Message - From: "SoloCDM" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux-Mandrake Newbie" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2001 10:07 AM Subject: [newbie] Disk Formatting Prior to now, I used the following to format a disk. Now it doesn't work. What will work? setfdprm /dev/fd0 1440/1440 fdformat /dev/fd0H1440 mkfs /dev/fd0 1440 The above is a Linux format. I also need to know a DOS format command/syntax. Note: When you reply to this message, please include the mailing list/newsgroup address in Cc: and my email address in To:. * Signed, SoloCDM
[newbie] Ethernet setup
Hey all, I have a Pentium 133Mhz running MDK7.2. I also have a 3c509 NIC that I'm trying to get working. When I try to load the driver, I get an error message that says it won't load and that it's possibly due to incorrect IO or IRQ parameters. I'm really not that familiar with this, but I tried changing the options in /etc/modules.conf as well as some basic things suggested in the ethernet-HOWTO. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John
[newbie] Sounds on startup/shutdown
Hi All, How does one stop the rather annoying sound clips from playing when logging in and shutting down? For the record, I'm running Mandrake 7.2 with KDE 2.0 as default desktop. Thanks, Andy
[newbie] KDE Update Problems
I reinstalled 7.2 recently which, naturally wiped out my KDE2.0.1 and KDE2.1beta updates. I didn't make backup copies of those files since I figured I could get them off the web. I wanted to start with the stable version of KDE2.0.1 but am having problems with kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm. It has conflicts with kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk. When I originally updated to 2.0.1, there was a kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm file. I have not been able to find the sound library file on any of the mirrors. Can anyone help me on this? TIA Barry :-)
[newbie] Modprobe SCSI card question
I'm trying to load a SCSI card module, with the following command: modprobe g_NCR5380.o dtc_3181e=1 ncr_addr=0x240 ncr_irq=4 It tells me It cannot find the module, even though the module is there in the /lib/modules/2.2.15 blah blah directory. I can't run it from that directory either. Anybody know what modprobe is trying to tell me? Do I need something else in my path? Or should I just give up and get rid of this crap SCSI card? It's off a UMAX scanner.
Re: [newbie] KDE Update Problems
On Friday 26 January 2001 03:37 am, you wrote: I reinstalled 7.2 recently which, naturally wiped out my KDE2.0.1 and KDE2.1beta updates. I didn't make backup copies of those files since I figured I could get them off the web. I wanted to start with the stable version of KDE2.0.1 but am having problems with kdelibs-2.0.1-2mdk.i586.rpm. It has conflicts with kdelibs-sound-2.0-5mdk. When I originally updated to 2.0.1, there was a kdelibs-sound-2.0.1-1mdk.i586.rpm file. I have not been able to find the sound library file on any of the mirrors. Can anyone help me on this? TIA Barry :-) I would just go directly to the KDE2.1beta1 d/l, it seems to be very stable to me. Otherwise, I haven't seen the soundlibs either. I do have them on a zip disk but they are too big to send e-mail. Try the 2.1 though it is very nice. Just my opinion. -- Dennis Myers registered linux user #180842
Re: [newbie] Ethernet setup
John, The 3c509B card can run in three modes EISA, PNP, and ISA. Mandrake can only use this card in ISA mode. Here is what you need to do to get the card working. Go to ftp://ftp.3com.com/pub/NIC/3c509/ and down load 3c509x2.exe to a DOS/WIN system in to an empty folder of you choice. This is a self extracting archive file. In a DOS window or at the DOS prompt execute the file and it will expand into a bunch of files. Most of which you do not need. Now create a DOS boot floppy and copy 3c5x9cfg.exe to the floppy. Boot the Linux box with the floppy and run 3c5x9cfg.exe. Turn off the PNP mode and set the card to an available IRQ and I/O address. Good choices are 10, 11 for IRQ and 300, 30F for I/O. Shut down the system and remove the floppy. Now boot Linux and it should see the card and load the correct drivers. Write to the list again if Linux does not detect the card and someone will tell you how to load the drivers that are on the distribution. Jerry At 1/25/2001 19:44, you wrote: Hey all, I have a Pentium 133Mhz running MDK7.2. I also have a 3c509 NIC that I'm trying to get working. When I try to load the driver, I get an error message that says it won't load and that it's possibly due to incorrect IO or IRQ parameters. I'm really not that familiar with this, but I tried changing the options in /etc/modules.conf as well as some basic things suggested in the ethernet-HOWTO. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, John
[newbie] Problem Mounting CD-Rom when Installing
When trying to install Mandrake 7.2, with the boot disk I had created in my floppy, and the Installation ISO disk I had burned from Linux- Mandrake.Com's site in my CD-Rom, when it seems to be setting up the next installation screen after "Initializing CD-Rom": "Mount Failed: Invalid Argument" So the message says that this should not happen, so it is stopping the install, and you have to reboot. *sigh* It sucks being a newbie again. :} This system is a Pentium 166 MMX w/ 80 MB RAM: C:\ 2 GB Drive (Win95) D:\ 3.5 GB Drive (Currently Win95, but I wanted to put Mandrake here, for a dual boot system... if I get it to ever install. ;}) E:\ Sony ATAPI CDU-511 16x (I -think- it is 16x) CD-Rom Hitting CTRL-ALT-(F3 thru F5) after the error, resulted in finding, relating to the CD, when Mandrake was trying to set up it was: * Running the ide_probe.o, ide_probe.mod (Failed) * Ran the cd_rom.o and ide_cd.o (Ran OK) * Said that hdc: ATAPI 8x CD-Rom Drive, 128 kb cache * At the very end of the process, it did tons of "Attempt to access beyond the end of this device" errors. * "VFS: Can't find an ext2 file system on dev ramdisk" Uh, why would the ide_probe fail? Should it have been trying to mound hdd as the CD-Rom? How can this be fixed? What is the average air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow? ;} Thank you for listening to me babble. ;} I seem to be at my wit's end ... and I didn't have far to go in the first place. ;} -T.J. Maher _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
[newbie] KDE Problem
Hi, I'm running LM7.2. Whenever I login into KDE I randomly get kicked back to console mode. All my hardware is recognised. Any ideas from the gurus? Thanks a lot!
[newbie] Real Audio Player
Hi,everyone Could any one tell me where can i get Real Audio Player for Linux? or is it any other player for real audio format? Tafta Z
Re: [newbie] Real Audio Player
Tafta Zani wrote: Hi,everyone Could any one tell me where can i get Real Audio Player for Linux? or is it any other player for real audio format? Tafta Z http://www.real.com real8 is available for linux. You download it the same way you download the windows version.
[newbie] Network cards
I have a Network eveywhere NC100 card and a NE2000 ISA and both of them are not working, and they are supposed to be supported under 7.2, does anyone know if I have to do some extra configuration for the cards, my NC100 was working before, because I removed a Netgear FA310TX that I had before and I think both The NC and FA have the same Tulip chip but after that I had to reinstall the whole OS and the NC stopped working, does anyone know anything about this? Your help will be greatly appreciated! Julio
[newbie] menudrake nuking kde 2 menu's - it should be called switch-menus-drake - menudrake sucks!
menudrake sucks! - it should be called "switch-menus-drake" Something is really screwed up in the way it behaves, although it is documented, it is hard to find the documentation, and the GUI interface isn't very intuitive, load system menus / load user menus, then when you save the damn thing isn't saved then there is that option on your panel to edit the menus, but it doesn't do anything but waste your time, i don't know what drugs that the guy was smoking when t/he/y made that program, but please drink some coffee and upgrade this program. maybe add drag n drop to it if your embarassed about how bad it turned out. and edit the resources on that menu called reload users menu, reload system menu, or at least put a check flag explaining the current selected menu[s] you are editing, perhaps the ability to Save to New Directory would be a great enhancement, or perhaps you should smoke another one and create a Backup Menus / Restore Menus option. finally, if the menus are not saved to the disk do not allow an exit from the program untill the menus are written to disk. ie. synch the god darn menu's 1. when is it happening - can this be detected with some kind of logic; so we can save our menus somehow first? 2. why it is happening - which programs reset the menu's to the mandrake (tm) menus? 3. how to restore my hard work creating my menus back after they have been nuked. script kiddies want to help out? 4. how can we nuke - "the program that nukes the menus." 5. how-to add / edit menus manually without menudrake (and eliminate #3 above) please sen-se, "i would like to master my kde menu system in mandrake" ;o) -- Linux.The Final Upgrade.
Re: [newbie] Install problem
On Thursday 25 January 2001 23:38, you wrote: Hi, All! I'm using 7.0 and 7.1, but i can't install 7.2 When I press enter at the first screen, the install process detect my CD-ROM unit and stop the process. My configuration is AMD K6-II 400, 192 MB RAM, mainboard SOYO SY-5EMA+ V1.0, HD 8GB,CD-ROM LG CRD-8400C, ATI Expert@play 98-8MB, SoundBlaster PCI64. Any idea? Thanks The ATA/100 kernel drivers have problems with LG CD-Rs and CDRWs. If the LG is on secondary channel, try F1 at splash screen and linux ide1=noautotune To turn off any attempt by the kernel to activate DMA on that drive. Once installed, it would be wise to compile kernel-linus to accommodate that drive, because it will also have streaming errors during burns with the stock kernel (no DMA). I have observed similar behavior of the same brand of drive with early kernel 2.4. Civileme
Re: [newbie] pentium III
On Thursday 25 January 2001 07:17 pm, regarding Re: [newbie] pentium III, you said: On Friday 26 January 2001 02:10, you wrote: I have an Intel Pentium III socket 370 @ 733mhz, and Mandrake fails to boot. It appears to be when it attempts to identify the processor. It picks it up as a pentium III, but then says something along the lines of "386/387 coupler failed, attempting to reset" and will scroll that non stop. I've tried 3 differant versions of mandrake (7.0 (retail) , 7.1 (download), 7.2(download)), and on 3 differant machines (all with the same cpu) Two of the machines had 240 megabyets of ram (16 shared for video memory) and one has an even 128. Mandrake reported the same thing upon boot up, in every trial. Is there any way to run linux on my box or is it a chip/chipset problem that I would have to buy a new motherboard for? thanks, Marc _ I have a PIII 550E overclocked to 733MHZ and it runs Mandrake just fine (I've used 7.0, 7.1 and now 7.2 on it). Slot 1, but I can't see that making any difference. That error doesn't ring any bells with me, are you sure that's what your error says? Did the install complete., or is this a boot problem after install? Give some more information and we'll try to help, but keep in mind, we may have a cpu (hardware) problem here. Are you using a slocket card or is the mobo a "real" socket 370? If it's a slocket, I might suspect it--linux does not like marginal hardware. Besides, slockets are cheap so a different one is an inexpensive test. I have an Abit se6 with a p3 733 coppermine and it runs well; currently overclocked to 754, but who's counting? -- +pax+ -michael-
